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Business district critics arise Opposition organizing aganist Burlingame Avenue merchant plan for collective budget By Heather Murtagh DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Not all Burlingame Avenue businesses are on board for creation of an improvement district that could create a unified voice, a festive holiday feel and handle marketing but the number opposing may not become public until Tuesday’s City

Council meeting on the topic. A number of business owners and employees in the Burlingame Avenue area have spent about a year working to start a business improvement district, known as a BID. The effort goes before the City Council for a second public hearing Tuesday, at which point the city will determine if a majority of business-

es oppose the proposal. If a majority favor the proposal, the council can then consider approving the assessments. City Manager Jim Nantell reported only 14 such protests as of Thursday. Those opposed, however, note many more will be delivered to the city Tuesday. “It just seems unfair,” said

Michele Porrazzo, candy maker at Aida Opera Candies on Burlingame Avenue. Porrazzo is among a group of local businesses whose representatives have been walking the streets against the measure. The main complaints were taking on another bill during hard economic times, not being included early in the process

and a general feeling that this attempt, like previous ones, would fail. Porrazzo, instead, suggested reverting back to the idea of voluntary donations for specific events like holiday festivities. Those in favor previously argued

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Plane wreckage lifted out of lagoon Marijuana

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STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

The wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a lagoon in Redwood Shores Thursday, killing all three people on board, was removed from the water Friday. A salvage crew used floatation devices to raise the wreckage from the five to six feet of water in which it was resting, Redwood City spokesman Malcolm Smith said. The plane was floated to a nearby dock and lifted out of the water, Smith said. He said the bodies of two of the victims are still inside the plane’s fuselage. The wreckage was kept behind a privacy screen to keep the plane, and two bodies inside, out of view. “They’re very deliberate and careful about how they’re handling this, so I think they’re going to take their time and do it right,” Smith said. The Federal Aviation istration will take the wreckage to a warehouse in Sacramento to be examined, Smith said. One of the people killed in the crash is Robert Borrmann, 92,

Proposition 19 would legalize recreational pot By Emily DeRuy DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

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Authorities remove the wreckage of a plane yesterday that plummeted into a lagoon near Oracle Corp. See PLANE, Page 23 headquarters in Redwood City Thursday,killing three people.

Stay local over Labor Day weekend By Heather Murtagh DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Don’t want to be caught in traffic with the 31 million people nationwide expected to hit the road this three-day weekend? Don’t be. More than 4 million Californians, 31 million nationwide, are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home this Labor Day weekend, according to the American Automobile Association. In California, that’s an 11 percent increase from last year. Before

deciding to tackle bumper-tobumper traffic during your extended weekend, consider the various activities going on locally. In San Mateo County, two large annual activities kick off Saturday: the Millbrae Art and Wine Festival and the Belmont Greek Festival. Wine starts flowing at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday in Millbrae for the annual festival which takes place on the city’s main downtown strip on Broadway, one block west of El Camino Real between Victoria Avenue and Meadow Glen. Drinks

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Wine starts flowing at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday for the 40th Annual See LOCAL, Page 23 Millbrae Art and Wine Festival.

Opponents of Proposition 19, the Nov. 2 state ballot initiative which would legalize marijuana for recreational use, claim it will have negative effects on youth and question proponents’ claim it will increase tax revenue, reduce community violence and the cost of enforcing laws prohibiting marijuana. Those who the act say it would provide much needed funding to local schools, parks and other public spaces. However, San Mateo Mayor John Lee is appalled at the possibility of the proposition being voted into law. “It’s an absolute disgrace,” Lee said. “It’s a gateway drug, especially for young people,” If ed, “The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010,” would allow adults 21 and over to possess, share or transport up to one ounce of marijuana for personal consumption. It would also permit people to cultivate up to 25 square feet of cannabis per private residence. However, the proposition would not permit people to sell marijuana in any amount unless licensed to do so, and it would prohibit peo-

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“We need to get that number over 100,000 to feel comfortably that we won’t slip back into recession.... We need it over 150,000 to feel confident we have a nice, sustainable recovery.”

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Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Saturday night: Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny except for patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday night: Mostly clear except for patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s. Labor day: Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

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Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the leadership of Governor Felipe de Neve.

In 1886, a group of Apache Indians led by Geronimo surrendered to Gen. Nelson Miles at Skeleton Canyon in Arizona. In 1888, George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film box camera, and ed his trademark: “Kodak.” In 1893, English author Beatrix Potter first told the story of Peter Rabbit in the form of a “picture letter” to Noel Moore, the son of Potter’s former governess. In 1917, the American Expeditionary Forces in suffered their first fatalities during World War I when a German plane attacked a British-run base hospital. In 1948, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicated after nearly six decades of rule for health reasons. In 1951, President Harry S. Truman addressed the nation from the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco in the first live, coast-to-coast television broadcast. In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus used Arkansas National Guardsmen to prevent nine black students from entering allwhite Central High School in Little Rock. Ford Motor Co. began selling its ill-fated Edsel. In 1969, the Food and Drug istration issued a report calling birth control pills “safe,” despite a slight risk of fatal blood-clotting disorders linked to the pills. In 1971, an Alaska Airlines jet crashed near Juneau, killing all 111 people on board.

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The first female African-American millionaire was Madame C.J. Walker (1867-1919). She made her fortune selling hair care products in the early 1900s. Walker donated her money to dozens of black charities. *** Television, the dishwasher, nylon and fluorescent lights were first introduced during the 1939 New York World’s Fair. *** Bengay, a balm for muscle pain relief, is named after the French pharmacist that created the medicated cream in the late 1800s, Dr. Jules Bengué. *** Ever wonder why whole airplanes are not made out of the same material used to make the damage-proof “black box?” It is because the plane would be too heavy to get off the ground. *** Do you know which comic book hero is the Queen of the Jungle? See answer at end.

Thought for the Day “This moment contains all moments.” — C.S. Lewis, British author (1898-1963)

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Actor Damon Wayans is 50.

Actor Wes Bentley is 32.

Singer Beyonce Knowles is 29.

Actress Mitzi Gaynor is 79. Singer Merald “Bubba” Knight (Gladys Knight & The Pips) is 68. World Golf Hall of Famer Raymond Floyd is 68. Actress Jennifer Salt is 66. World Golf Hall of Famer Tom Watson is 61. Rhythm-and-blues musician Ronald LaPread is 60. Actress Judith Ivey is 59. Rock musician Martin Chambers (The Pretenders) is 59. Actress Khandi Alexander is 53. Rock musician Kim Thayil is 50. Actor Noah Taylor is 41. Actress Ione Skye is 40. Rhythm-and-blues singer Richard Wingo (Jagged Edge) is 35. Singer Dan Miller (“Making the Band”) is 30. Actor Carter Jenkins is 19. Actor Trevor Gagnon is 15.

*** Chefs in Japan need a license to prepare the delicacy fugu, a blowfish that contains lethal amounts of poison in its organs. If the fish is not prepared correctly, the consumer can die of asphyxiation, caused by muscle paralysis. *** The severity of a coma is assessed by the Glasgow Coma Scale. The scale evaluates the coma patient’s eye opening response, verbal response and motor response. *** The best-selling commemorative stamp ever issued by the U.S. Postal Service is the Elvis Presley (1935-1977), first released in 1993. The post office let the public vote on which image of Elvis should be used on the stamp — a picture from the 1950s or the 1970s. The image of young Elvis won overwhelmingly. *** In the television sitcom “Mork and Mindy” (1978-1982) Robin Williams (born 1951) plays an alien named Mork from planet Ork sent to study humans on Earth. He lives with Mindy, played by Pam Dawber (born 1951), in Boulder, Colo. *** During World War II, the original copies of the U.S Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were kept at Fort Knox, Ky. *** Since 1889, the mascot for Yale University has been a bulldog named

Handsome Dan. At death or retirement, Handsome Dan is replaced with another bulldog. The current mascot is Handsome Dan XVI. *** One of the things to do in Pontedassio, Italy is visit the Museo Storico degli Spaghetti, Italian for Historical Museum of Spaghetti. *** The smallest designated unit of time is a yoctosecond, equivalent to one septillionth of a second. *** The Impossible Mission Taskforce (IMF) was assigned secret missions deemed impossible in the television spy series “Mission: Impossible” (19661973). of the IMF were informed of their secret missions by the “Secretary” via cassette tapes that selfdestructed. *** Irish Soda Bread is so named because the Irish recipe uses baking soda for leavening. *** Answer: Sheena. As a child, Sheena was orphaned and left in the jungle. She grew up there and communicates with wild animals. Sheena’s first comic book debuted in 1942. Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs in the weekend and Wednesday editions of the Daily Journal. Questions? Comments? Email [email protected] or call 344-5200 x114.

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Hearing delayed to re-open molestation case By Michelle Durand DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A judge delayed a hearing to decide if a dismissed molestation case should be re-opened because the prosecutor who handled the charges is tied up in a different trial. The District Attorney’s Office asked Judge Lisa Novak to push off the hearing because prosecutor Melissa McKowan is unavailable. To pursue the hearing with a different representative of the office might be a move to handicap its ability to argue the case was rightfully dropped, said Assistant District Attorney Karen Guidotti who appeared on behalf of the postponement request. The hearing in the case of Anthony Sadek is now set for Oct. 14. Nina Salarno-Ashford, the attorney who filed the request on behalf of Sadek’s former

wife and alleged victim, did not return an inquiry for comment on the delay. Salarno-Ashford and statewide victim’s rights group Crime Victims United claim McKowan violated the victims’ constitutional rights by not Anthony Sadek informing them of plans to dismiss the case against Sadek and lying about whether the young girl involved was willing to testify. At a press conference last month calling for action, SalarnoAshford claimed they were violations of Marsy’s Law, the 2008 bill that established victims’ rights. Asking a judge to set aside a dismissal has not been done before in San Mateo County and Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve

Wagstaffe has said. Even if granted, it is no guarantee the office will still pursue charges. Prosecutors dismissed the case against Sadek in February just days before trial after tests that allegedly showed his former wife had been drugged with GHB in 2006 — ostensibly to molest their young daughter while she was unconscious — proved false. Unable to show a jury how the girl could have been abused with her mother nearby, prosecutors said they were unable to pursue the case. Salarno-Ashford also filed a claim for damages against San Mateo County on behalf of Sadek’s wife and child. The Board of Supervisors rejected the claim at a meeting last month, paving the way for a lawsuit. Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail: [email protected] or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 102.

Pair plead not guilty in robbery spree DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT

Two men accused of robbing several Peninsula stores by smashing windows and grabbing cash s pleaded not guilty to dozens of felonies and will stand trial next month. Danny Allan Hamilton and Shawn Joseph Reilly, both 25 and residents of South San Francisco, did not waive their right to a

speedy trial after entering Superior Court pleas to their respective charges of burglary, possession of stolen good and grand theft. Both return to court Sept. 27 for a pretrial conference and Oct. 18 for jury trial. The pair were arrested while allegedly robbing a San Carlos dry cleaning business. Authorities linked them to a burglary in San Mateo that same night, and “smash and grab” thefts of cash s in Daly City,

San Bruno and Pacifica on June 21 and June 22. Wagstaffe said Hamilton was then fingered for an April 15 theft in Burlingame in which four rolls of lottery tickets were nabbed from a liquor store. Hamilton reportedly scratched off the tickets and redeemed the winners at three different locations. Each remains in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail.

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Police reports Hostile banking A man threatened to jump off a bridge if he wasn’t approved a loan on the 1400 block of Capuchino Avenue in Burlingame before 1:27 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2.

BURLINGAME Suspicious circumstances. Two pre-teen girls wearing only bathrobes were seen walking toward the corner of Broadway and Capuchino Avenue before 2:53 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2. Harassing calls. A man with a thick accent was making repeated calls claiming to be from the Better Business Bureau and insisting that a package needed to be delivered on the 2500 block of Poppy Drive before 10:35 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2. Suspicious circumstances. A night security guard reported that a man came into a store and threatened him in regards to a woman on the 1000 block of California Avenue before 12:49 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2.

FOSTER CITY Reckless driving. A vehicle was driving fast through the neighborhood on Cygnus Lane before 3:31 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28. Suspicious circumstances. A woman was sitting in her vehicle honking the horn for 30 minutes on the intersection of Halibut Street and Marlin Avenue before 9:11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27.

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Unemployment rate seems frozen By Christopher S. Rugaber THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work. Private employers added a net total of 67,000 jobs in August. But the unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent from 9.5 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, because the number of job-seekers overwhelmed the number of openings. The unemployment rate has exceeded 9 percent for 16 straight months and is all but sure to extend that streak into next year. If it does, it would break a record of 19 straight months above 9 percent, set from 1982-83, after a severe recession. Nearly 15 million people are unemployed this Labor Day weekend, and the sluggish economy is putting pressure on President Barack Obama and the Democrats ahead of the November midterm elections. Obama said Friday that he intends to unveil a new package of proposals that will likely include tax cuts and spending to spark job growth. On top of the jobs that companies created last month, both July and June’s private-sector job figures were upwardly revised. Overall, the economy lost 54,000 jobs last month as 114,000 temporary census positions ended. The Labor Department report hardly suggests the economy is out of danger, but the figures were not as bleak as some economists

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A man looks over employment opportunities at a jobs center in San Francisco. had predicted. Wall Street embraced the news, and stocks surged within seconds of its release. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 127 points. “When the bar is low, it isn’t hard to exceed it,” said Diane Swonk, an economist at Mesirow Financial. The report “alleviates the sense that the economy is falling off a cliff.”

Even with August’s gains, job growth has weakened in recent months and isn’t enough to keep the unemployment rate from rising. Private employers have added only 78,000 jobs per month, on average, in the past three months. It would take at least 200,000 jobs a month to keep up with population growth and rehire millions of unemployed Americans.

Landfill searched for possible murder victim By Sudhin Thanwala and Terry Collins THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PITTSBURG — Authorities searched a Northern California landfill Friday for signs of a missing man authorities said might be a fifth murder victim linked to a suspect who was shot and killed by police after a high-speed chase. Police believe Frederick Sales, 35, who has been missing for more than a week, may have been killed by Efren Valdemoro, who is also a suspect in the death of Sales’ father. Valdemoro, 38, had accused the father, Ricardo Sales, 73, of interfering in his relationship with his girlfriend.

The badly beaten body of Ricardo Sales was found on Aug. 27 in his Hercules home. His son was last seen a day earlier. Police decided to search a one-acre section of the landfill because it received trash from a business park where Valdemoro worked as a security guard. The Saleses lived nearby. The body of Valdemoro’s girlfriend Cindy Tran was found in his car after the deadly Tuesday night pursuit that ended in a Richmond strip mall. About two dozen police investigators and volunteer emergency responders wearing helmets, goggles and boots at the landfill inspected trash and debris as it was sifted by an exca-

vator, said Rick King, general manager of the company that owns the site. There was about 3,000 tons of trash to go through. “The search is going slowly,” said Michelle Harrington, a spokeswoman for Hercules police. “Investigators want to make sure they are thorough.” The Saleses lived in Tran’s home and were seen fighting with Valdemoro on Aug. 22. Ricardo Sales told police Valdemoro had posted a letter on his door accusing him of interfering with the relationship of Valdemoro and Tran and being a “back-stabber,” according to a police report.

Chevron to pay $2.85M for Bay wetlands restoration THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RICHMOND — Chevron has agreed to pay $2.85 million for the restoration of 200-plus acres of San Francisco Bay wetlands as part of a settlement over contamination from its refinery. Stephen Edinger of the California

Department of Fish and Game says the restoration of wetlands is important because less than 10 percent of the bay’s historic tidal marshes exist today. Funds from the settlement will help restore 30 to 45 acres of tidal habitat in north Richmond and another section of affected shoreline in the San Pablo Bay

National Wildlife Refuge. The environmental injury case stems from the Chevron refinery’s long-term wastewater discharges which contaminated soil in Castro Cove. The discharges ended in 1987. The company did not immediately return a request for comment.

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Obituaries Dora Lillian Dora Lillian Bruno, late of Millbrae and San Mateo County resident for 70 years, died at her residence on Sept. 2, 2010. Wife of the late Joseph Bruno and mother of Lorraine Del Prete (Ralph) of Los Altos and James Bruno (Antonette) of Tiburon. Sister in law of Effie Bruno. Cherished by her grandchildren Danny, Paul (Char), Michael (Dee Ann); and great grandchildren Ashton, Allyn and one future great grandson; Loving aunt of Claudia and David; and grand nieces & nephew Yevette, Colette, Karen and Gina, Jenny and Christopher. A native of Oakland age 90 years. A member of Children’s Home Society; Catholic Charities; Italian Catholic Federation Branch 403 at Saint Dunstan’s; Millbrae Historical Society; Millbrae Women’s Club; North Burlingame Women’s Club; Burlingame Women’s Club; Peninsula Italian Social Club; an active member of Saint Dunstan Catholic Church in Millbrae and past catechism teacher; Eucharistic minister; very active in local school PTA and other activities; and past Millbrae Woman of the Year. Many thanks to her caregivers Fely, Ann, Vanessa, Nielli, Terisetta and all those who helped her at Magnolia of Millbrae, VNA Sutter Hospice and all of the doctors who cared for her. A funeral mass will be celebrated at noon Wednesday, Sept. 8 at Saint Dunstan Catholic Church, 1133 Broadway in Millbrae. Interment will be at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery later in the week. Family and friends may visit on Tuesday after 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Chapel of the Highlands, El Camino Real at 194 Millwood Drive in Millbrae. Visitations will continue after 6:30 p.m. at Saint Dunstan Catholic Church where a vigil service will begin at 7 p.m. Her family appreciates donations in her memory to the charity of your choice.

Miranda Medeiros Bosley Miranda Medeiros Bosley, much loved daughter of Tamara Medeiros and Ken Bosley, and sister to Dexter and Tess Bosley died on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 at her home in San Mateo following a brave and unwavering battle with cancer. Miranda was born in San Francisco on Aug. 19, 1998. She was an adored granddaughter of James Earl and Judi Medeiros and Al and Betty Bosley and a beloved and ired niece, cousin and friend to the entire San Mateo community. Miranda loved art, dance and music and will be ed by all for her kindness, strength and generous spirit. A memorial mass will be held at St. Bartholomew’s Church in San Mateo on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Miranda Bosley Fund for arts and music at Borel Middle School in San Mateo.

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Prof.in 2003 plague scare sets off airport shutdown By Jennifer Kay and Curt Anderson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MIAMI — The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal canister grew when they learned about the man who brought it in from the Middle East: a scientist who sparked a bioterrorism scare after he reported missing vials of plague samples seven years ago. Officials shut down most of Miami International Airport overnight, roused nearby hotel guests from their beds and detained Dr. Thomas Butler until Friday morning, when he was released without charges, a senior law enforcement official Thomas Butler said. Tests on the canister found nothing dangerous, said the senior law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to release the information. Homeland Security spokesman Nicholas Kimball said the item resembled a pipe bomb. Butler’s former lawyer said the incident appeared to be a “fantastic overreaction.” Butler, 70, is a world-renowned plague researcher who quickly became the focus of a federal investigation in 2003 when he reported that 30 vials of plague samples possibly had been stolen from his Texas Tech University lab. He was later acquitted of smuggling and illegally transporting the potentially deadly germ, and of lying to federal agents about the missing vials. Jurors found Butler guilty of the mislabeling and unauthorized export of a FedEx package that contained plague samples he sent to Tanzania.

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ongratulations to Francis Cuenca, a San Bruno resident who was one of 10 national winners in the 12th annual USTA National Junior Tennis and Learning Essay Contest. Cuenca traveled to New York City in August to take part in a weekend full of activities that includes a Circle Line Cruise around New York City, tickets to Broadway’s “Wicked” and seats in the President’s Box for the 2010 Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The highlight of the weekend was an awards luncheon, hosted by former New York City Mayor and USTA Board Member David Dinkins, where Cuenca received an honorary plaque. *** Are you a student who will soon be going to college or a parent with such a student? Vicki O’Day, from College Affordability Coaching LLC, will be offering free presentations this month to discuss college finances.

Delia Cuenca, left to right, luncheon emcee Quddus, former New York City mayor David Dinkins, Francis Cuenca, Arthur Ashe essay contest founder Barbara Wynn, USTA Director of Outreach and Advocacy Barry Ford. Talks will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the Millbrae Library from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 at the San Carlos Library. The presentation has two parts. The first part sets a foundation of how financial aid and merit aid work, so those in attendance can understand what kinds of aid might be available for them based on their family circumstances. The second part goes over strategies a family can use to find colleges that are a good financial fit. *** Indiana University Bloomington has recognized Jeehee Joanne Yeh

from Redwood City and Emily Mansfield Mee from San Mateo as Founders Scholars, a distinction for having demonstrating sustained academic success. To receive this designation, an undergraduate degree-seeking student must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or above by the end of the fall term immediately preceding the Honors Convocation. Class notes is a twice weekly column dedicated to school news. It is compiled by education reporter Heather Murtagh. You can her at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or at [email protected].

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Enjoy fun time with Mom, Dad or your favorite grown-up. The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for adults. All of the words in this puzzle can be formed from the letters in “SEPTEMBER.”

Words In “SEPTEMBER”

Kids Across 1. A stair (or what you do on it) 3. Your closest buddy is your ___ friend 4. What glasses help people do 5. To stop and take a break 7. Dorothy lived with Auntie __ before heading off for Oz 8. An unlimited spending trip at the mall: shopping _____ 10. Miley’s song: “You and ___ Together” 11. A traditional Indian tent with a point on top 13. The Muppet who hangs out with Ernie on “Sesame Street”

15. The sound a bicycle horn makes 16. Favored kid in class: teacher’s ___ 20. Tough tumble: The hill that Jack and Jill went up must have been pretty _____ 21. The glowing orange chunks in the bottom of a fireplace 22. A summer shirt (or a golfer’s ball-holder) Parents Down 1. What the person in front must do on a bicycle built for two 2. Utilize convenient buttons on your car radio

3. Deep red root crop 4. Movie maven who wore Prada 6. Some hotheads find it easy to lose 9. Little lilac-lover 12. Yankees’ rivals for diamond dominance in NYC 14. How you view your worth: self-___ 15. Chapeau often worn slightly to the side 16. Evidence of energy in your 1A 17. Fruit of a college student’s research: ____ paper 18. Hair treatment to produce curls, for short 19. Annoying person

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San Carlos police outsourcing approved The San Carlos City Council agreed to outsource police services to the Sheriff’s Office, ending months of debate over the plan to disband the department and save the cash-strapped city roughly $2 million annually. “I’m pretty excited about this,” said Mayor Randy Royce. The council voted unanimously at a special meeting Thursday night to accept the five-year agreement with the Sheriff’s Office and associated employee agreements with unions, management and confidential units. The agreement not only saves every job in the 39-member department for at least one year but offers raises and the possibility of mobility within the Sheriff’s Office. Police Chief Greg Rothaus will likely remain as a captain and bureau chief, and in some instances programs like DARE and traffic enhancement will be resurrected or enhanced. In comparison, the city would have laid off one sworn employee and one non-sworn if it had opted against outsourcing and adopted across-the-board cuts.

Friday night lights a go A number of home football, soccer and lacrosse games will be played in the evening at MenloAtherton High School this year — a first for the community which moved one step closer Wednesday night to having temporary lights installed at the athletic field The Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees voted on a policy for use of the temporary lights to Coach Park Fields, which should be delivered sometime this month, as well as a resolution exempting the project from local zoning ordinances. Despite a lawsuit by neighbors attempting to halt the installation, the board meeting was filled solely with ers of the idea. Those who spoke noted the lights would boost school spirit

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while also allowing athletes the chance to spend more time in class rather than leaving early to play games before it gets dark.

Molestation retrial up in air A former Pacifica man convicted of nine molestation charges will be sentenced next month but prosecutors still haven’t confirmed if they plan to retry him on the 118 counts that ended with a mistrial. of the District Attorney’s Office have previously said they are ready to retry Dedy S. Idris again but that depends on how Judge Jack Grandsaert plans to sentence the 65-year-old man. He faces eight to 80 years in prison, according to prosecutors, although defense attorney Steve Chase believes the maximum is 24 years if his client can’t receive an aggravated term on each count. A term on the lower end of the range could spur a retrial while a hefty sentence might leave prosecutors believing the possible addition of more convictions and time is unnecessary.

Donation grants teacher wishes More than 2,000 California-based projects on DonorsChoose.org were funded completely Monday thanks to a $1.3 million donation from the Claire Giannini Fund, a private San Francisco foundation. Funding to California schools has taken a hit in recent years. Without a state budget in place, districts have cut back on spending to build reserves, just in case. Teachers’ ideas for unique programs are often unfunded as a result. More than 20 such projects in San Mateo County will start this year due to Monday’s donation.

BUXTON, N.C. — The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Friday on North Carolina’s dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most destructive stop on the storm’s projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard. The hurricane’s squalls began to lash the long ribbon of barrier islands. Gusts above 40 mph made signs shake and the heavy rain fall sideways in Buxton, the southeasternmost tip of the Outer Banks. Hurricane Earl’s winds were slowing, from 140 mph early Thursday to 105 mph, Category 2 strength, later. But forecasters warned that it remained powerful, with hurricane-force winds of 74 mph or more extending 70 miles from its center and tropical stormforce winds of at least 35 mph reaching more than 200 miles out. “It’s interesting to me to just see what Mother Nature can do,” said Jay Lopez, 36, of Frisco, as the wind howled through Buxton. Federal, state and local authorities

Clinton:Time is now for Mideast peace

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People walk away from the ocean through a flooded parking lot ahead of Hurricane Earl in Montauk,N.Y. were waiting for daybreak to begin patrolling the coast to check for damage. But National Weather Service meterologist Chris Collins said early Friday that Earl had produced little storm surge and only minor flooding in some coastal counties. Predictions of storm surges between 2 and 4 feet may be generous, he said. The Coast Guard planned an air-

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be “the last chance for a very long time” to reach an agreement. In an unusual t interview with Israeli and Palestinian television broadcasters a day after she presided over the launch of the first direct talks in two years, Clinton said the rise of Iranian-backed extremist ideology in the Middle East is a major reason why time is short.

Iran’s suspected nuclear ambitions have surfaced as a new motivating factor for a Mideast resolution. There have been growing Israeli warnings that the Hillary Clinton nation might take military steps to blunt Iran’s nuclear program, and even some of Israel’s Arab neighbors have shown concerns.

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plane flyover of the Outer Banks and were prepared for search-andrescue helicopter flights. Collins said the eye of the hurricane was expected to get about100 miles east of the Outer Banks about 2 a.m. Friday. Earlier, forecasters said it would get as close as 55 miles and protected the coast would be lashed by hurricane-force winds with a storm surge of up to 5 feet and waves 18 feet high.

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Federal investigators have decided a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was arson. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Steven Gerido said Friday that lab tests confirmed an accelerant was used in the fire early Saturday in Murfreesboro. The fire engulfed the cab of a dump truck, and authorities found fresh fuel pooled under a second dump truck and some fingerprints near the fuel tank.

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was about to write a column about the two political Americas, the government that is actually still moving along with all cylinders chugging away in Washington and around the various federal governmental agencies and the state and local governments around the nation versus the seething antigovernment and anti-Obama cauldrons of hate stoked by the conservative Republicans, conservative talk hosts and their propaganda organ, the Fox News. Then this week’s Newsweek magazine printed a Jonathan Alter piece headed; “The Making of a Terrorist-Coddling, War Mongering, Wall Street-Loving, Socialistic, Godless, Muslim President (who isn’t actually any of these things).” He could have added Rush Limbaugh’s favorites to the heading: Iman, Hitler, Arab Sheik and bearded Karl Marx (which convinces me that this college failure and dropout doesn’t even know the vast differences in these political philosophies). But Alter’s conclusion is what closes the book on all these speculations: “The best explanation for why a growing number of Americans think Obama is a Muslim is that more and more voters don’t like him, personally,” Now that is a rational conclusion we can live with, rather those mindless declarations and speculations that fill the blogosphere. It’s as simple as that. Give these seething spirits a valid explanation of any of their imaginary claims and they will move on to a new, and as counterfeit, idea. Answer that one and they will still be “movin’ along” to the next bit of nonsense. Some of it is really funny. Among my favorites: When told that it was established, the boy Obama did not attend any Muslim madrassa in Indonesia, but had first attended a Catholic school and then a public school. One creative conservative propagandist issued a short film that asserted the law in that land was that only Islam and Koran could be taught in any school, which struck me as rather usual. Why would a Christian congregation or the Vatican build and fund a school to teach only Islam to children of all ethnicities? That would certainly be a generous and Christian thing to do but, highly, unlikely. Then, after it became indisputable by public records, the declarations by the government of the

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‘Recently, the news has been about how many terrorists Obama has ordered killed and how many more resulted from that than Bush achieved in his eight years.’ state of Hawaii and newspaper s that the baby Obama was born on American soil, a new argument bubbled up from their cauldrons of hate that once settled in Indonesia, his mother and stepfather had renounced Barry’s American citizenship because Indonesia does not recognize dual citizenships. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Except that the only one who can renounce his or her American citizenship is the citizen himself or herself, and there is no record that pre-pubertal Barry performed the evil deed himself. By the way, after repeated declarations of birth by the istration, the Legislature of the state of Hawaii recently ed legislation, which may have already been signed by the Republican governor, relieving the Hawaiian Department of Vital Statistics from ever answering another query about Obama’s birth from the “birthers” cult. Let’s take Alter’s Newsweek heading, point by point: TERRORIST-CODDLING: Want the truth? Recently, the news has been about how many terrorists Obama has ordered killed and how many more resulted from that than Bush achieved in his eight years. In fact, civil libertarians are on Obama’s back about ordering these assassinations. WAR MONGERING: During his legislative career, he voted again the Middle Eastern incursions but he inherited them from the Bush istration and, as of this month, has been fulfilling his campaign promise to begin withdrawing our troops from Iraq in August. And he has declared a date certain to begin the withdrawal from super-corrupt Afghanistan. He has, also, not been listening to the war drums of those pushing for American military action again Iran. Some war-monger, right? WALL STREET-LOVING AND SOCIALISTIC: The Limbaughstyle critics have schizophrenia on this one, faulting him and beating on him about the bank bailouts and the national investments for the survival of the auto industry to save capitalism at the top. Then they claim his agenda is to destroy capitalism in the United States.

Only those who would destroy capitalism themselves in order to destroy Obama would come up with that. A real test of the economic genius of Limbaugh, that noted college failure and dropout. GODLESS AND MUSLIM: Another bipolar disorder of the Obama haters. How he can be both? But Muslim? For years they have been complaining about his long time hip in the Christian church of alleged America-hating the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, but now Muslim? This demonstrates the profound ignorance about the Godly requirements for hip in that religion. The second, irreducibly, the Godly mandate is to turn toward Mecca, five times a day, bow in reverence and pray. Has anyone ever witnessed Obama dropping to his knees during a speech, or any other time, to exercise that Muslim imperative? Utter nonsense. None of this serves any useful purpose, however. I could fill this column and a number more with such nonsense but it is an exercise in futility to get into further debates over these imaginary issues. The bottom line is that those who hate or doubt Obama or are irredeemable racists will never change and will always vote against him and/or candidates who his policies. They can rant on as much as they like, in kitchen and park bench debates, on Internet blogs or on television pundit entertainment shows for political “junkies,” but those who do not believe the allegations are likely to do just the opposite. So, the efficacy of both debates and who will be the victors will, ultimately, be at the ballot boxes. *** The beginning of the withdrawal from Iraq, unfortunately, came pretty close to my prediction as to why and when the people of the United States will have had enough. I predicted 5,000 dead and to date it has been 4,415, according to the Pentagon. But, in a way, more depressing is that I estimated that wounded would not follow the ratio we had in World War II, which was three wounded to one death but, because of body armor and iron clad vehicles, it

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would be more like seven to 1 and I just about nailed that one on the head. As of the beginning of the withdrawal, it was announced at 31,929, which is almost exactly seven times. That’s the upside. But, the downside of this ratio, because of the body armor, most wounds would be of the extremities, which means mostly loss of legs and arms and shrapnel wounds to the brains. And that means very extensive recovery periods and, in the case of head wounds, many of them might as well be dead. And because of the shortage of troops and frequent re-deployments away from home and family, psychological damage is very widely suffered, extensive and long lasting, far more so than in World War II. There are, undoubtedly, more casualties, yet, to come as we have left many troops to train the Iraqi army and police and please pray with me that the civil war I predicted would follow as we reduce our forces will be proven wrong. And, then let’s get the hell out of Afghanistan, attempting to prop up one of the three most corrupt nations in the world and in our eagerness to deny the Al-Qaida a staging ground — which they already have in Pakistan — intruding ourselves into a civil war against the Taliban, which has never expressed or participated in hostility to our nation, only to our troops who are standing between them and the Kabul government. We cannot police the whole world. Our troops — who are our children — deserve better than this.

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Letters to the editor Keith tells the truth Editor I enjoy Keith Kreitman’s thoughts and opinions about the recent history and politics of our nation in “Agendas and endgames” in the Aug. 28 edition of the Daily Journal. He tells the truth in a clear way that only the religiously conservatives can’t understand. Kreitman is right about these people in that they never will change their conservative beliefs even if it has serious conflict with the facts or the truth. I have seen the same letter writers to the editor, year and after year lay out their conservative rants. They don’t have make sense, just propaganda. Are they influencing

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Obama speech leaves much to be desired Editor, Like most conscientious citizens, I listened carefully to President Obama’s speech on Aug. 31 and read the glowing coverage on it the next day in the newspapers.

My take was a little different, however. I was disappointed that Obama has essentially broken much of his campaign anti-war rhetoric, such as his pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office. He didn’t mention leaving 50,000 troops there and labeling them “transitional.” No mention was made of the numerous bases built on Iraqi soil, many of them still fully staffed. As it has turned out, he has adopted pretty much the timetable that the Pentagon and the Bush istration had laid out. We are still talked to about our glorious troops which are the proud “steel in our ship of state.” We are assumed to be a nation

of amnesiacs who cannot it was, and still is, a war of choice supposedly to achieve “regime change” (Any regime we don’t like is subject to being changed) of a leader who was harboring “weapons of mass destruction.” At some point, the American people are going to see through the fabric of lies that still is woven to convince us that we are in both Iraq and Afghanistan to liberate them and bring them democracy rather than to increase our hegemony and strategic position in the oil-rich Middle East.

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Dow 10,447.93 +127.83 Nasdaq 2,233.75 +33.74 S&P 500 1,104.51 +14.41

10-Yr Bond 2.7060% +0.7800 Oil (per barrel) 74.60 Gold 1,249.20

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Stocks extend rally By Stephen Bernard THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — The stock market had its first winning week in a month thanks to better news on the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 128 points Friday, its fourth straight day of gains. The strong start to September marked a turnaround from a dismal performance in August. A better-than-expected report on employment Friday was the latest piece of improving news on the economy. Stocks also gained earlier this week following signs that manufacturing was gaining in the U.S. and China. Even after its four-day run, which added 438 points to the Dow, the index is still 6.8 percent below the 2010 high it reached on April 26. Stocks had eased slightly after a report showed that the services sector didn’t grow as fast as hoped in August. The Labor Department said private employers added 67,000 jobs in August, more than analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast. But that’s still a far

Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc.’s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas’ attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet’s dominant search engine. The antitrust inquiry disclosed by Google late Friday is just the latest sign of the intensifying scrutiny facing the company as its enters its adolescence. Since its inception in a Silicon Valley garage 12 years ago, Google has gone from a quirky startup to one of the world’s most influential businesses with annual revenue approaching $30 billion. A spokesman for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott confirmed the investigation, but declined further comment.

Wall Street cry from what economists say is a healthy level for the economy. “We need to get that number over 100,000 to feel comfortably that we won’t slip back into recession,” said Bill Hampel, chief economist for the Credit Union National Association. “We need it over 150,000 to feel confident we have a nice, sustainable recovery.” The Dow closed up 127.83, or 1.2 percent, at 10,447.93. Broader indexes also rose. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 14.41, or 1.3 percent, to 1,104.51, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 33.74, or 1.5 percent, to 2,233.75. About three stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where consolidated volume was relatively light at 3.6 billion shares. Bond prices fell as sentiment on the economy improved, sending interest rates higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note jumped to 2.71 percent from 2.63 percent late Thursday. Its yield is often used as a gauge to set inter-

Business briefs The review appears to be focused on whether Google is manipulating its search results to stifle competition. The pecking order of those results can make or break websites because Google’s search engine processes about two-thirds of the search requests in the U.S. and handles even more volume in some parts of the world. That dominance means a website ranking high on the first page of Google’s results will likely attract more traffic and generate more revenue, either from ads or merchandise sales. On the flip side, being buried in the back pages of the results, or even at the bottom of the first page, can be financially devastating and, in extreme cases, has been blamed for ruining some Internet companies.

est rates on mortgages and other consumer loans. Investors have received more encouraging reports on the economy over the past three days than they did throughout August, when data regularly fell short of the market’s already modest expectations. Reports beginning with Wednesday’s manufacturing data touched off a rally at the beginning of September, which is historically a bad month for stocks. There were other encouraging signs in the employment report Friday, including revisions to June and July’s reports that showed the economy added more jobs than the government previously said. More than a half-million Americans resumed their job searches in August. That drove up the unemployment rate to 9.6 percent from 9.5 percent, but it could also be a sign that more people are hopeful about the recovery. For the week, the Dow is up 2.9 percent, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are both up 3.7 percent. It was the first week of gains in a month for both the Dow and S&P.

Wikipedia founder bullish on news CERNOBBIO, Italy — Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales believes relief may be in sight for the beleaguered news media industry. The increasing use of the mobile Internet and for-pay “apps” that run on smart phones and other gadgets might give news providers what they’ve been searching for: a way to charge for digital content, Wales told the Associated Press in an interview Friday. As founder of one of the world’s most popular websites, the 44-year-old American is a key Internet entrepreneur. “The apps model — the iPad app, the Kindle — does provide new and interesting opportunities for newspapers,” he said, speaking on the sidelines of the Ambrosetti Forum, an annual gathering of business and political leaders on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como.

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On second thought, NCAA clears Masoli By David Brandto THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

former Oregon quarter-

n’t talk about specifics of Friday morning’s

quarterback this season, though Nutt said

back had to sit out a sea-

appeals hearing, but was thrilled with the

sophomore Nathan Stanley will start against

son after enrolling at

committee’s decision.

Jacksonville State on Saturday because of the

Mississippi. But the uniOXFORD, Miss. — In another surprising twist to a month-long saga, Mississippi quar-

short notice. Masoli played for Oregon the

versity appealed that

“It’s a big lift for us and the team’s really

past two seasons, leading the Ducks to the

decision and announced

excited,” Nutt said. “We feel very fortunate.

Rose Bowl in 2009. But he was kicked off

Friday that the NCAA

Jeremiah and his family were in tears they

Oregon’s team earlier this summer after two

Division I Subcommittee

were so happy afterward.

run-ins with police. He pleaded guilty to a

terback Jeremiah Masoli has been cleared to

Jeremiah Masoli

play football just one day before the start of

for Legislative Relief had overturned the first

the season.

ruling.

“It’s a great feeling.”

cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession.

Three days ago, the NCAA ruled that the

Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt said he could-

Masoli is expected to be the Rebels’ starting

Masoli had already received an undergradu-

Mills opens with loss

Niners’ Davis makes the cut

By Emanuel Lee

By Janie McCauley

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The Mills High football team came out in the shotgun, which was a shocking thing in itself. For the last several years, the Vikings have been run-oriented. But now their personnel — led by 6-foot-6, 180-pound junior quarterback Brandon Berkovatz — is ideal to go to the air. As far as first games go, however, it was a mixed bag for host Mills as it dropped a 41-20 decision to Galileo-San Francisco on Friday. “(There is) lots of room for improvement,” Vikings coach Packy Moss said. “We did some good things and some not so good things. Our guys just have to make the (fundamental) plays, and we have nine weeks (left in the season) to work on that.” In beating Mills, Galileo was like the dominant mixed martial arts fighter using the ground and pound method — in this case utilizing the ground game early and often — to beat the opponent into submission. The Lions were mighty alright, rushing for a whopping 518 yards on 51 carries, a hefty 10.2 yards per rush average. Time and again, Galileo gashed Mills by using its superior speed and athleticism to get to the outside. Highly touted tailback Quincy Nelson had 217 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries, and quarterback Jon Lu went for 152 on 14. All six of Galileo’s touchdowns came via the run. The Lions never trailed, scoring TDs on their first two possessions. The Vikings, to their credit, made things competitive for a while. After Galileo went up 14-0, Mills’ Marcus Chew returned the ensuing kickoff 70 yards for a score to cut the Vikings’ deficit to 14-6 with 3:27 left in the first quarter. Galileo attempted a pooch kick, and not a very good one at that. Chew made the Lions pay, scooping up a bouncing ball at his 30yard line before a huge lane opened up in the middle of the field, and Chew went untouched to the end zone. Despite an extra point attempt that clanked off the upright, the Vikings seemingly were surging as Kaushar Singh intercepted a Lu on Galileo’s next series. However, Mills was unable to take advantage of the miscue, turning over the ball on downs. Three plays later, Lu fooled everyone on an option keeper, going around left end for a 95-yard TD run with 10:09 remaining in the second. Mills scored just before halftime on Weyland Quan’s 2-yard TD run. Suddenly, the Vikings were in business. They recovered the ensuing onside kick and advanced all the way to the Galileo 10 when Berkovatz connected with Singh for a 25-yard gain. However, Mills faltered on the next four plays, wasting the first-and-goal situation. “It’s situations like that just before halftime

SANTA CLARA — Nate Davis is getting the chance to keep developing into the effective, talented NFL quarterback he and the San Francisco 49ers believe he can be. The third-string QB made the Niners’ 53man roster despite coach Mike Singletary’s criticisms during training camp and hints the 2009 fifth-round pick was on the bubble. “It’s really important that he really understands the skill set he has to have as a quarterback and not just sit over there on Sundays and wait for the Nate Davis offseason to come,” Singletary said during a conference call. “I really want him to contribute, hopefully this year.” The 49ers released 22 players on Friday, but all their 2010 draft picks made the cut. That includes starting offensive linemen Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati, both first-rounders who earned jobs with the first-team offense early in camp. Singletary said after Thursday night’s 17-14 preseason win over San Diego that Davis would be a big part of roster discussions Friday — but when the team let running back Michael Robinson go it didn’t have another option at No. 3 quarterback aside from Davis. “The ultimate conclusions really comes down to a guy, he’s working at it,” Singletary said. “I think he understands more now the degree that he has to work at it, becoming an NFL quarterback. I think he understands and he still does that, ’I really have to get this thing down, I really have to have control of the offense.’ We’re going to give him time to do that.” Singletary has said Davis, who has dyslexia, wasn’t coming along as quickly as the coaches would like and also questioned Davis’ work ethic this offseason. Davis has said he spends up to 45 minutes a night studying the playbook because his learning disability makes it especially tough to grasp directions as simple as right and left. “It’s the same thing,” Singletary said Thursday night of his issues with the former Ball State star. “The guy has a nice arm. It’s the same thing I talked about last time. If you look at the notes you took last time, it’s the same thing.” Robinson’s departure was among the surprising moves. The special teams captain had spent all four of his NFL seasons with San Francisco. “It was very difficult. As you can imagine Mike exemplifies a lot of the character traits

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Mills High receiver Kaushar Singh hauls in one of his four catches in the Vikings’41-20 los

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Number of big moves as teams pare down rosters BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

There are no more original Houston Texans. Kicker Kris Brown, the only player left from the inaugural 2002 season, was cut by coach Gary Kubiak on Friday as NFL teams began paring to the 53-man roster limit for the regular season. Brown was beaten out by Neil Rackers, a free agent signed by Houston in the offseason. “It was miserable, I don’t know how to put it any differently,” said Kubiak, entering his fifth season as Houston’s coach. “Kris and I had a lot of conversations throughout my time here. We’ve had some great conversations, we’ve had some tough conversations on Sunday nights. But I respect him as a man. He’s a great person. I respect his career, and I know he’s going to have a good one.” Brown followed up his best season as a pro in 2008 with his worst last year, when he made just 21 of 32 field goals. Rackers spent the previous seven seasons in Arizona and made the Pro Bowl in 2005 after setting an NFL record for field goals in a season (40). Neither kicker missed in the preseason until Brown came up short on a 56-yarder in Thursday’s 24-17 loss to Tampa Bay. Rackers hit a 21-yarder later in the game. “It was a tough, tough call,” Kubiak said.

NFL Roundup Over in North Texas, the Cowboys made a move by sending receiver Patrick Crayton to San Diego for a late-round draft choice next April. Crayton was expendable after Dallas drafted Dez Bryant in the first round this year and had asked to be traded. Crayton skipped offseason workouts, but once he showed up, there were never any problems. He just couldn’t move ahead of Miles Austin, Roy Williams and Bryant on the depth chart. “You have to let things play out,” Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said. “We really wanted to evaluate the full situation. Now we’re at a point where we need to make decisions.” Dallas also sent offensive lineman Pat McQuistan to the Miami Dolphins for undisclosed considerations. Another blocker was on the move with Arizona trading guard Reggie Wells to Philadelphia for a late-round draft pick. Wells, entering his eighth NFL season, has started 90 games, including 64 in a row since late in the 2005 season. The Cardinals moved Wells to right guard this preseason after they signed veteran left guard Alan Faneca. “We’re adding a player that has started sev-

eral seasons in the National Football League and has played at a very high level during the course of his career,” Eagles coach Andy Reid said. “He has experience at several different positions along the offensive line and he will be a welcome addition to that group. You can never have enough depth at that position as you go through an NFL season.” Philly also released veteran running back J.J. Arrington. By releasing Arrington, the Eagles will receive a sixth-round pick from Denver in the 2012 draft, according to of the July trade that sent linebacker Joe Mays to the Broncos. Minnesota sent third-string QB Sage Rosenfels, a 10-year veteran, and RB Darius Reynaud to the Giants for undisclosed draft picks in 2011 and 2012. Rosenfels will back up Eli Manning; previously, New York’s only other quarterback was the untested Rhett Bomar after Jim Sorgi injured his shoulder and was placed on IR. Several other veterans were either cut or placed on injured lists. So was rookie running back Montario Hardesty, who showed much promise in Cleveland before tearing up his left knee in Thursday night’s final exhibition game. The Browns placed Hardesty on injured reserve. After missing all of training camp with a

bone bruise in his right knee, Hardesty was finally in the backfield against Chicago. The team was eager to get a good look at the powerful 23-year-old before the Sept. 4 opener at Tampa Bay, and Hardesty didn’t disappoint by running for 23 yards and a touchdown on his first six carries. His seventh was his last this year. The Browns knew there was a risk in Hardesty playing without much practice time. “It’s a tough decision,” coach Eric Mangini said. “You want to be able to see a guy, you want to make sure that he’s prepared to play in the opener and do the things that he needs to do. You’re also concerned about the volume of work he’s been able to have up to that point. “As we talked about it, we decided that this was going to be his last opportunity to get that work, so we thought it was the best idea to do that.” Maybe not. Denver put running back LenDale White on injured reserve with a torn right Achilles’ tendon. The veteran was to miss the first four games this season with a suspension and will serve the suspension while he is injured. New England released former first-round draft pick Damione Lewis and also cut offensive lineman Eric Ghiaciuc.

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WADA reports breakthrough in doping tests By Stephen Wilson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hailed Friday as a major breakthrough in fighting the next frontier in cheating in sports. Scientists in said they have come up with a blood test that can provide “conclusive proof” of gene doping, even going back as far as 56 days from when the doping took place. And a U.S.-French research team has devised its own method for detecting genetic doping in muscles. The discoveries raise the possibility that a

valid gene-doping test can be implemented by the 2012 London Olympics. “This is a really significant and major breakthrough,” WADA director general David Howman told The Associated on Friday in a telephone interview. “This is a project we’ve been engaged in since 2002. Now we’ve reached the situation where we’re pretty certain that it can be detected.” Gene doping is the practice of using genetic engineering to artificially enhance athletic performance. It is a spinoff of gene therapy, which alters a person’s DNA to fight disease. The method is banned by WADA and the International Olympic Committee. WADA funded $2 million in research projects to devise reliable tests, which have taken

about four years to develop. Researchers said the tests can detect gene doping directly through blood samples. “It’s not through markers, it’s through actual detection,” Howman said. “There’s a significant difference there. Using the marker method is more a probability approach, whereas the method these researchers have come up with is stone cold dead, 100 percent.” Howman said the tests must still go through a scientific validation process but should be implemented “within two years.” Asked whether they would be ready in time for the London Olympics, he said, “It’s certainly possible.” In any case, samples will be stored so they can retested later, Howman said.

While experts say they don’t believe gene doping is being abused yet by athletes, they suspect it’s only a matter of time. Howman said WADA has information that some hospitals around the world are offering genetic transfers to patients. “I think we’ve had sufficient anecdotal information to say it’s happening, but whether it’s happening across the world of sport is another issue,” he said. In , scientists at Tuebingen and Mainz universities said they found a “relatively low-cost method” for detecting gene doping through conventional blood samples. They said it had previously been thought that gene doping could only be detected through costly indirect molecular tests.

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Sports Digest Strasburg undergoes surgery Nationals rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg had reconstructive elbow surgery Friday that could keep him out of the starting rotation until the 2012 season. Lewis Yocum performed the procedure in Inglewood, Calif., in which a piece of ligament was taken from the 22-year-old righthander’s left leg and transplanted into his pitching elbow. The Nationals said that Strasburg will be released from the hospital Saturday and begin rehab on Monday at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, Calif., near his home in San Diego. “Everything went very smoothly and the reports were very good,” Washington general manager Mike Rizzo said Friday night, before a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “He’ll start his rehab in a couple of days and we’re very confident he will come back strong from this surgery,” Rizzo added. “I really feel this is just a blip in what is going to be an outstanding career for Stephen.” Strasburg made his much anticipated major league debut on June 8 against Pittsburgh at

MILLS Continued from page 11 that we have to get better at,” Moss said. Instead of possibly cutting their deficit to three points going into halftime, the Vikings still trailed by 10. It turned out to be Mills’ last and best chance at victory, because Galileo came out for the second half like a team on a mission. The Lions ripped off three TDs on their first four possessions coming out of halftime, turning a close game into a rout. All told, Nelson had TD runs of 10, 62 and

Washington, when he struck out 14 batters in seven innings. He finished with a 5-3 record and 2.91 ERA in 12 starts, striking out 92 in 68 innings. Strasburg was the first overall pick in the 2009 amateur draft from San Diego State. He signed for a draft-record $15.1 million.

Canadian football player tests positive for HGH The first athlete to positive test for human growth hormone in North America is a Canadian college football player whose team was suspended for the 2010 season because of a steroid scandal. The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports (CCES) says one of the 20 blood tests collected from the University of Waterloo team came back positive for HGH. Earlier this year, the British anti-doping authority announced a two-year ban on a rugby player, who became the first athlete anywhere to be suspended for using HGH. In June, Waterloo suspended its football program for a full season after finding evidence of nine doping violations from 62 urine tests. One of those athlete’s blood tests also 15 yards, Lu had the aforementioned 95yarder, Robbie Trumbo a 29-yarder and Demarreay Greer delivered the dagger with a 50-yard TD run with 3:24 remaining. Greer took a handoff and went up the middle before the right side of the Mills defense collapsed. Greer then went untouched down the sideline for the TD. “Their speed (to get to the) outside killed us,” Moss said. The Vikings’ transformation from a running team to a ing one is going to be a work in process. The offensive line gave Berkovatz (17 of 33, 158 yards) plenty of time for the most part, and the tall right-hander displayed some nice chemistry with Singh (four catches,

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came back positive for HGH. His sanction will be announced next Wednesday, along with penalties for three other players. HGH is among the hardest performanceenhancing drugs to test for, with no urine test available and a new blood test being developed that is expected to augment the one currently being used. The Waterloo case is being called the most significant doping issue in the history of Canadian college sports. The school tested the entire team after a player was arrested in the spring and charged with possession and trafficking of anabolic steroids.

The third-ranked Broncos plays the No. 10 Virginia Tech Hokies at the Washington Redskins’ home stadium in Landover, Md., on Monday. According to the Ada County report, a trooper with the Idaho State Police arrested Bhonapha just before 2 a.m. Bhonapha played for the University of Hawaii from 1999 to 2002 and was hired by Petersen at Boise State in 2006.

SEC keeps going to Nashville

A Boise State assistant football coach has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and won’t make the trip to the Broncos’ season opener in the Washington, D.C., area. According to the Ada County Sheriff’s Department, running backs coach Keith Abu Bhonapha was arrested early Friday. Head coach Chris Petersen said the 30-yearold Bhonapha’s arrest was a “personnel matter” and that the team wouldn’t comment — other than to say he wouldn’t make the trip.

The Southeastern Conference has agreed to bring the men’s basketball tournament to Nashville three more times this decade, making Music City home to four events through 2019. The league announced the multi-year agreement Friday. The SEC men’s tournament already had been scheduled to be played at Bridgestone Arena in 2013, and now the event will be in Nashville in 2015, 2016 and 2019. Commissioner Mike Slive says they are excited about this relationship with Nashville in a town that provides SEC fans and teams a great postseason experience. The tournament averaged 17,441 fans in Nashville in March.

77 yards) and Parth Patel (six receptions, 53 yards). Berkovatz showed flashes of brilliance at times but also made some youthful mistakes. Moss said he held onto the ball too long, ing for three of Galileo’s four sacks. “He’s going to learn to throw the ball away or he’s going to get popped,” Moss said. “But Anthony did some good things and we’re looking forward to seeing him and the whole team improve.” Even though Mills attempted more than twice the amount of es to runs (33 to 14), Moss said the team will probably have a more balanced ratio as the season progresses. Quan showed some nifty moves and finished with

35 yards and two TDs on only five carries. “We’re still going to (incorporate the) run into the offense,” Moss said. Moss acknowledged 2010 is going to be a transition year. Mills was hit hard by graduation, and its 24-man roster is probably one of the smallest in the entire Bay Area. Friday, the Vikings suited up only 20 players because three were ineligible to play and one player was injured. However, enough good things happened Friday for Moss to see some upside for the season. “We kept playing hard (even when the game got out of hand late),” he said. “We stayed in there, and that’s always a good sign.”

BSU assistant coach arrested

NINERS Continued from page 11 you want in a team player,” Singletary said. “It came down to a decision based on productivity. We could just not fit him in on the offensive side of the ball.” Tramaine Brock, a third-string cornerback who picked off Jonathan Crompton’s with 48 seconds left Thursday night, made the team. Singletary said he has watched Brock improve every day in practice. Those released were: kicker Shane Andrus, linebacker Mike Balogun, quarterback Jarrett Brown, fullback Jehuu Caulcrick, tight end Tony Curtis, linebacker Bruce Davis, guard Brian de la Puente, tight end Joe Jon Finley, receivers Bobby Guillory, Jason Hill and Kevin Jurovich, tackle Matt Kopa, linebacker Keaton Kristick, safety Chris Maragos, fullback Brit Miller, defensive tackle Khalif Mitchell, cornerback Karl Paymah, Robinson, defensive tack-

les Will Tukuafu and Derek Walker, center Cody Wallace and linebacker Matt Wilhelm. Some of the released players will be signed to the practice squad while others might get jobs with other teams or re-sign. The 49ers plan to look for another inside linebacker with Wilhelm gone. Singletary said he wasn’t going to keep someone just to fill a roster spot. “I want a guy who fits the identity of our football team,” said Singletary, who expects to have a playoff team this season. San Francisco went 8-8 last season and is looking to end a seven-year postseason drought. The 49ers just capped their first unbeaten preseason since going 5-0 in 1992. In other NFL transactions, running back Ladell Betts has been released by the New Orleans Saints. Betts’ agent, Anthony Agnone, confirmed the move in an e-mail on Friday, a day before final cuts are due. Although Sean Payton said Friday that he’s made most of his final cuts, the coach would not immediately announce the names of players who’ve been released. NFL teams had a Saturday afternoon deadline to trim rosters to the regular season maximum of 53 players.

‘Going the Distance’ Barrymore’s new film feels contrived SEE PAGE 21

Relentless, bloody action By David Germain THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Certainly, “Machete” is the best feature-length extension of a fake movie trailer in Hollywood history. Fans who saw the trailer in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 “Grindhouse” double-feature continually asked Rodriguez to turn the make-believe ad featuring Danny Trejo into a real blood-and-guts vengeance flick. Rodriguez has complied, maintaining a fair amount of the wicked humor and every bit of the savage bloodshed the trailer promised. Viewers get precisely what they’re paying for: beheadings, skewerings and kill shots to the head by the dozen, with other means of dispatch — death by corkscrew, high heels, crucifixion — tossed in for variety. They also get a crazy range of ing players — See MACHETE, Page 20

Another heartwarming experience with TheatreWorks By Keith Kreitman DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

“The Light in the Piazza” is a Tony Award musical that is utterly charming, and staged with the conventional graciousness of TheatreWorks. The production is blessed with beautiful, handsome and excellent actors who can sing beautifully, almost to operatic standards on stage sets that lend a classic tone to the Florentine setting for the story. Margaret Johnson (Rebecca Eichenberger), an American tourist from Winston-Salem, N.C., revisiting the site of her honeymoon, has brought her beautifully radiant, adult daughter Clara (Whitney Bashor) along to visit the historic sites and museums of Florence, Italy in the summer of 1953. At one site, Clara’s hat blows off and is retrieved by a handsome young Florentine, Fabrizio Naccarelli (Constantine Germanacos) and a

Be Greek for a day — or two The Belmont Greek Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross,900 Alameda de las Pulgas in Belmont. The Belmont Greek festival features delicious Greek meals,nonstop music and dancing and fun children’s amusement area. $5 Adults,$2.50 seniors and youth 13 to 17,children under 12 Free.For more information call 529-0180.

Art and wine The 40th Annual Millbrae Art and Wine

If you go ‘The Light in the Piazza’ BOOK BY:Craig Lucas. MUSIC AND LYRICS: by Adam Guettel PERFORMED BY: TheatreWorks.Directed by Robert Kelley WHERE: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.500 Castro St.,Mountain View WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Wednesday; 8 p.m. Thursday to Friday; 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.Sundays through Sept.19 TICKETS:$19 (Students) to $67 :463-1960 or theatreworks.org

fairy tale-like love story commences. They are instantly smitten with each other but suffer from the disconnect in languages. Margaret seems very eager to cut the connection off as soon as possible, but the two youngsters manage to evade her efforts, each time. Clara and Fabrizio manage to arrange a

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Best bets Festival gets underway Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.on Broadway,one block west of El Camino Real between Victoria and Meadow Glen avenues in Millbrae. This always popular end of the summer Mardi Gras-style event features food,music and performances. ission is free.For more information call 697-7324.

Learn about the cycle of food Learn about the full cycle of food

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From left,Giuseppe Nacarelli (Nicolas Aliaga),his mother Signora Nacarelli (Caroline Altman), Fabrizio Nacarelli (Constantine Germanacos),Margaret Johnson (Rebecca Eichenberger) and Fabrizio’s father Signor Nacarelli (Martin Vidnovic). production,from planting to harvest, processing to distribution and cooking to composting at Pie Ranch,2080 Cabrillo Highway in Pescadero. Located on two pie slice-shaped parcels of land on the San Mateo County coast, nonprofit Pie Ranch operations include a 13-acre property that was formerly part of the Isaac Steele Ranch,one of the earliest and largest dairy farms in the county.The ranch contains historic buildings dating back to the 1860s,including a farmhouse that is listed on the National of Historic Places. The event takes place Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Free.

Walking tour of military history a walking tour and discover Milagra Ridge’s military history from World War II gun emplacement for coastal defense to the Nike missile launch site (1955-1974). Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area,Milagra Ridge in Pacifica is also one of the few remaining habitats for the mission blue butterfly. To get to the walk,from Sharp Park Road turn north on College Drive and continue about 1/4 mile to roadside parking at the Milagra Ridge gate.Parking is limited and carpools are encouraged.The walk starts 1 p.m.Sunday.

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Sunday news shows ABC’s ‘This Week’ 8 a.m. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

CBS’‘Face the Nation’ 8:30 a.m. Laura Tyson,former Clinton economic adviser; Mark Zandi,chief economist at Moody's Analytics.

NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ 8 a.m. Sen.Lindsey Graham,R-S.C.; David Plouffe,President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign manager.

CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ 3 p.m. Todd McCracken,president of the National Small Business Association; Richard Trumka,president of the AFL-CIO.

‘Fox News Sunday’ 8 a.m. Sen.John McCain,R-Ariz.; Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine.

TODAY’S MOVIE TIMES CENTURY 12 DOWNTOWN • SAN MATEO • 558-0512 THE AMERICAN (R) (11:00 AM) | (11:50 AM) | (1:50) | (2:20) | (4:30) | (5:30) | 7:20 | 8:10 | 10:10 | 10:45 AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION 3D (PG-13) (11:00 AM) | (3:00) | 7:00 | 10:35 EAT PRAY LOVE (PG-13) (12:00) | (3:20) | 7:05 | 10:20 THE EXPENDABLES (R) (11:15 AM) | (2:10) | (4:55) | 7:45 | 10:35 GOING THE DISTANCE (R) (11:20 AM) | (1:55) | (4:25) | 7:25 | 10:20 INCEPTION (PG-13) (12:15) | (3:30) | 7:10 | 10:25 THE LAST EXORCISM (PG-13) (11:10 AM) | (1:30) | (4:00) | 7:15 | 10:05 MACHETE (R) (11:30 AM) | (2:00) | (4:40) | 7:40 | 10:30 NANNY MHEE RETURNS (PG) (11:05 AM) | (1:40) | (4:15) | 7:00 | 9:35 THE OTHER GUYS (PG-13) (12:05) | (2:40) | (5:15) | 8:00 | 10:40 THE SWITCH (PG-13) (2:05) | 7:35 VAMPIRES SUCK (PG-13) (11:35 AM) | (4:45) | 10:15

CENTURY 20 DOWNTOWN REDWOOD CITY • 201-1341 THE AMERICAN (R) 11:20 AM | 12:35 | 1:55 | 3:10 | 4:30 | 5:45 | 7:15 | 8:25 | 9:50 AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION 3D (PG-13) 11:35 AM | 3:05 | 6:45 | 10:15 DESPICABLE ME 3D (PG) 11:20 AM | 1:40 | 4:10 | 6:40 EAT PRAY LOVE (PG-13) 12:50 | 4:00 | 7:10 | 10:20 THE EXPENDABLES (R) 12:30 | 3:00 | 5:30 | 8:05 | 10:35 GOING THE DISTANCE (R) 11:40 AM | 2:20 | 4:55 | 7:30 | 10:05 INCEPTION (PG-13) 11:45 AM | 3:25 | 7:00 | 10:15 THE LAST EXORCISM (PG-13) 11:55 AM | 1:10 | 2:30 | 3:40 | 4:45 | 6:00 | 7:05 | 8:15 | 9:20 | 10:40 MACHETE (R) 11:15 AM | 12:20 | 1:45 | 2:50 | 4:15 | 5:20 | 6:50 | 8:00 | 9:25 | 10:35 NANNY MHEE RETURNS (PG) 11:10 AM | 1:50 | 4:25 | 7:05 | 9:40 THE OTHER GUYS (PG-13) 12:05 | 2:40 | 5:15 | 7:55 | 10:25 PIRANHA 3D (R) 9:10 SALT (PG-13) 12:25 | 3:20 | 5:50 | 8:15 | 10:40 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG-13) 12:00 | 2:35 | 5:10 | 7:50 | 10:30 THE SWITCH (PG-13) 11:50 AM | 2:20 | 4:50 | 7:25 | 9:55 TAKERS (PG-13) 11:30 AM | 12:45 | 2:15 | 3:30 | 5:00 | 6:10 | 7:35 | 8:45 | 10:10 TOY STORY 3 IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (G) 11:15 AM | 1:45 | 4:20 | 6:55 VAMPIRES SUCK (PG-13) 9:30

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MUSEUM GOTTA SEE ‘UM By Susan Cohn DAILY JOURNAL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University currently presents “Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas. “This exhibition explores 500 years of visual cultures and histories of the water deity widely known as Mami Wata (“Mother Water”) through the diverse array of traditional and contemporary arts surrounding her — sculpture, paintings, masks, altars and more from west and central Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil and the United States. Beautiful and seductive, protective yet dangerous, Mami Wata is celebrated throughout much of Africa and the African Atlantic world. Often portrayed as a mermaid, a snake charmer or a combination of both, she and a “school” of related African water spirits all honor the essential, sacred nature of water. With 100 works portraying Mami Wata, the exhibition introduces the water spirit’s iconic persona, then reveals a widespread presence and popularity of this water spirit in religious and artistic practices around the world, and finally concludes with Mami Wata as artists’ muse today. This exhibition was organized and produced by the Fowler Museum at UCLA and guest curated by Henry Drewal, Ph.D., who is professor of Art History and AfroAmerican Studies, University of Wisconsin. Drewal presents a lecture about Mami Wata and the exhibition on Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. The exhibition debuted at the Fowler Museum, then traveled to the Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The Cantor Arts Center presents the exhibition's final viewing. A book accompanies the exhibition. The book is written by Drewal with contributions by Marilyn Houlberg, Bogumil Jewsiewicki, Amy L. Noell, John W. Nunley and Jill Salmons, published by the Fowler Museum at UCLA, and is available in the Cantor Arts Center Bookshop (227 pages, 82 color images, soft cover, $25). The exhibition was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, promoting excellence in the humanities. The exhibition's presentation at Stanford is ed by the Phyllis Wattis Program Fund and the Clumeck Fund. The Cantor Arts Center is open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday until 8 p.m. The Center is located on the Stanford campus, off Palm Drive at Museum Way. Parking is free after 4 p.m. weekdays and all day on weekends. Information: 723-4177, museum.stanford.edu. “Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas” runs through Jan. 2, 2011. ission is free.

MACHETE Continued from page 19 Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Steven Seagal, Don Johnson, Lindsay Lohan — all having a ball committing atrocities. Rodriguez is like a kid in a candy store — a pretty twisted kid in a very sick and disturbing candy store — but fans of his R-rated stuff, including “From Dusk Till Down” and the “El Mariachi” movies, already knew that and are on board. They’ll most definitely be on board with “Machete,” which gives ex-prison inmate Trejo his first lead role in a long career of mostly smallish parts as taciturn tough guys who choose their words carefully. Trejo’s Machete doesn’t talk much, either, but he’s a commandingly fun presence, a former Mexican federal cop work-

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Zoumana Sane (dates unknown, Senegal). Mami Wata, circa 1987.Pigment,glass. *** Don’t miss your last chance to see Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay, closing its run at the de Young Museum on Sept. 6. Hours have been extended for this last weekend and the exhibition is open Saturday until 10 p.m. (last ticket 8:30 pm) and Sunday and Monday (Labor Day), Sept. 5 and 6, until 8:45 p.m. (last ticket 7:30 p.m.). The de Young Museum is located in Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco. For information call (415) 750-3600 or visit www.deyoungmuseum.org. Susan Cohn can be reached at [email protected].

ing as a day laborer in Texas after being left for dead by drug kingpin Torrez (Seagal), who also killed his family. Trouble follows Machete, who goes on

the run after he’s hired as the fall guy in an assassination attempt on a radically conservative anti-immigration state senator (De Niro). “Machete” has the same made-on-thecheap, outlandishly violent ’70s vibe as “Grindhouse,” down to the funky music provided by Rodriguez’s band Chingon (besides co-directing with Ethan Maniquis, Rodriguez also is a producer, co-writer and editor on the movie). To clear his name and take sweet revenge, Machete goes on a rampage that puts him up against Seagal’s Torrez, De Niro’s senator, a slimy political kingmaker (Jeff Fahey), a ruthless border vigilante (Johnson) and scores of lesser thugs. Allies rally to Machete’s side — a right-minded immigration agent (Alba), a taco vendor who moonlights as a revolutionary (Michelle Rodriguez), and Machete’s priestly brother (Cheech Marin).

Underlying Margaret’s anxiety is the fact that her own relationship with her husband Roy (Richard Frederick), who is still back in the states, has been disintegrating into lovelessness and she does not wish this to happen to Clara, for whom she feels great guilt for not having prevented an accident that has changed Clara’s life. To tell what that was would be spoiler for this play. Clara is so beautiful and alive that it is difficult to believe there is anything physically or mentally wrong with her. The two youngsters are determined to marry, as Fabrizio is acquiring English to be able to communicate better with his love. There are other roadblocks that arise, but toward the end one comes to realize that the story’s real protagonist is Margaret, as she decides to abandon here fears and to free Clara to a chance at real happiness, whatever the outcome would be. Rebecca Eichenberger is super as

Margaret. A really stunning performance. Beautiful Whitney Bashor simply steals your heart away as the naïve Clara, as does Constantine Germanacos as the love besotted Fabrizio. Although the score, which approaches operetta quality, is not my cup of tea, there is no denying that every one of the singing actors does it great justice in voice and interpretation. Other actors, Colin Thompson, Chelsea Nenni and Noel Wood seamlessly weave through the action, doing the multiple roles of other Florentine citizens. The movable sets by J. B. Wilson are so subtly appropriate to the time period of the action. The musical is the kind of heartwarming and pleasurably staged experience one has come to expect from TheatreWorks.

‘Machete’ Director: Robert Rodriguez,Ethan Maniquis Cast: Danny Trejo,Robert De Niro,Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal Rated: R for strong bloody violence throughout, language,some sexual content and nudity Grade:

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CENTURY 20 • DALY CITY • 994-2488 THE AMERICAN (R) 12:15 AM | (12:00) | (1:25) | (2:50) | (4:15) | (5:40) | 7:05 | 8:30 | 9:50 | 11:20 AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION 3D (PG-13) (11:20 AM) | (3:10) | 7:00 | 10:45 DESPICABLE ME 3D (PG) (11:55 AM) | (2:25) | (4:55) | 7:25 | 9:55 EAT PRAY LOVE (PG-13) (12:50) | (4:05) | 7:20 | 10:35 THE EXPENDABLES (R) (11:50 AM) | (2:35) | (5:15) | 7:55 | 10:35 GOING THE DISTANCE (R) (11:15 AM) | (1:55) | (4:35) | 7:15 | 9:55 INCEPTION (PG-13) (12:05) | (3:35) | 7:10 | 10:40 THE LAST EXORCISM (PG-13) 12:01 AM | (11:30 AM) | (12:45) | (2:00) | (3:15) | (4:30) | (5:45) | 7:00 | 8:15 | 9:30 | 10:45 LOTTERY TICKET (PG-13) 10:05 MACHETE (R) 12:15 AM | (11:05 AM) | (12:25) | (1:45) | (3:05) | (4:25) | (5:45) | 7:05 | 8:25 | 9:45 | 11:05 NANNY MHEE RETURNS (PG) (10:55 AM) | (1:50) | (4:35) | 7:20 THE OTHER GUYS (PG-13) (11:15 AM) | (2:00) | (4:45) | 7:30 | 10:15 PIRANHA 3D (R) 12:01 AM | (11:50 AM) | (2:20) | (4:45) | 7:10 | 9:35 SALT (PG-13) (2:15) | 7:25 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG-13) (11:05 AM) | (1:55) | (4:50) | 7:40 | 10:30 THE SWITCH (PG-13) (12:30) | 6:20 | 11:45 TAKERS (PG-13) (11:00 AM) | (1:50) | (3:20) | (4:40) | 7:30 | 9:00 | 10:20 TOY STORY 3 IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (G) (11:00 AM) | (1:45) | (4:30) | 7:15 | 10:00 VAMPIRES SUCK (PG-13) 12:15 AM | (11:55 AM) | (5:00) | 10:00

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LIGHT Continued from page 19 visit to the men’s fashion shop of his father Signor Naccarelli (Martin Vidnovic) where his brother, the womanizing Giuseppe (Nicolas Aliaga) also works. Despite every negative effort to end the relationship, including a side trip to Rome, Margaret and Clara end up visiting the Naccarelli home where they meet Fabrizio’s mother (Caroline Altman) and Franca (Ariela Morganstern) Giuseppe’s wife, who is terminally frustrated with his infidelities. Margaret is frustrated at every effort, as in all good will, she tries to tell the parents that this relationship between Clara and Fabrizio is impossible and will not work out.

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Hit ‘Hoarders’ returns for a third season By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Barrymore’s ‘Going the Distance’ By Jake Coyle THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In “Going the Distance,” Drew Barrymore plays a quick-to-laugh, ambitious young hipster who loves cool indie bands, “Shawshank Redemption” and playing the old arcade games in bars. Jason Long, on the other hand, plays a quick-to-laugh, ambitious young hipster who loves cool indie bands, “Shawshank Redemption” and playing old arcade games in bars. The characters — Erin and Garrett — might as well have the same brain. As soon as they meet, their patter and laughter is nonstop, and after close to two hours with them, you may start wishing for mechanical troubles on one of the cross-country flights that connects their long-distance relationship. “Going the Distance” charts the trials of early 30s love, strained by logistics and the restrictive job marketplace of a recession. Garrett is an A&R man for a mainstream music label, and Erin is a 31-year-old trying to break into journalism. When her internship in New York at the fictional newspaper the New York Sentinel expires, she returns to San Francisco to finish her graduate studies. But she and Garrett, who first meet casually on a boozy night, find that they’ve fallen in love. With the help of texting and Skyping, they try to “make it work.”

‘Going the Distance’ Director: Nanette Burstein Cast: Drew Barrymore,Justin Long, Charlie Day,Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate Rated: R for sexual content including dialogue,language throughout,some drug use and brief nudity. Grade:

The main alteration to the simple formula of “Going the Distance” is a heavy insertion of R-rated humor. Garrett and Erin exhibit genuine horniness, a bit of realism seldom seen in romantic comedies that generally represent the higher ideals of relationships. Most of the crudeness, though, comes from the ing cast, largely populated by comedians. Charlie Day (the exceptionally funny costar of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) and Jason Sudeikis (“Saturday Night Live”) play Garrett’s sensitive frat boy buddies. Erin’s system is her sister (Christina Applegate, again showing as she did in ‘Anchorman,’ that she slides well into come-

dy). Jim Gaffigan, Rob Riggle and Kristen Schaal also have small roles. All the best bits of “Going the Distance” come from this crew, but the tone still feels out of place. It’s as though director Nanette Burstein, working from Geoff LaTulippe’s screenplay, tried to surround a sappy rom-com with Judd Apatow-inspired yucks. It comes across as desperate for laughs. This is Burstein’s first feature film, but she has directed several notable documentaries, including 2008’s “American Teen,” which took the stylish approach of an MTV reality series. Much of “Going the Distance,” too, feels contrived. The couple-surrounded-by-quirkyfriends dynamic is as obvious as the movie’s New York locales and well-positioned indie band posters. Various products make blatant ments. The offices of the Sentinel (shot at the Associated Press headquarters) are so overstuffed with young-looking extras as to look more like a nightclub than a newsroom. An unfortunate band, the Boxer Rebellion, is used for a simple and dated view of the music industry. Barrymore’s charm is that she will forever be the lovesick teenager. She’s been coy about reports that she and Long are an item offscreen. They are both likable actors, but in “Going the Distance,” they are close to insufferable.

NEW YORK — From the mixture of hurt, anger and embarrassment on his face, Gordon seems like one of the last people who would want to open his life to cameras for a reality television show. His is one of four stories featured in backto-back episodes of A&E’s feel-creepy “Hoarders,” which opens its third season Monday at 9 p.m. EDT. It’s the network’s most popular series among young viewers, something of a surprise given that it’s about emotionally ill people living amid mounds of garbage. Gordon (A&E doesn’t fully identify people who get treatment through their show) lives in a filthy home with his wife and two adult children. There’s no running water. The piles of trash are so deep that his wife got trapped in one and needed help to be extricated. Clearly, it couldn’t have been the direction he had envisioned his life taking. His frustration and embarrassment with his life help explain why he lashed out at a mental health professional who prodded his wife to throw things in the trash and at camera operators recording the scene. “I’d rather die here than let anyone in the front door,” he said. Yet his tragic life was exposed for all to see. As with many profiled on “Hoarders,” being featured on television is a necessary bargain: The production company pays for counseling and aftercare that they would not have been able to afford otherwise. “He did it because it was the only option left,” said Jodi Flynn, executive producer of the series for the Seattle-based Screaming Flea Productions. “They were going to condemn the house if he didn’t do something.” “Hoarders” was a hit from the start at A&E, and last winter’s second season saw an audience 10 percent higher than the first, the Nielsen Co. said. It averaged 2.3 million viewers an episode and, in the truest mark of success for a nonfiction cable show, produced imitators such as TLC’s “Hoarding: Buried Alive” and “Confessions: Animal Hoarding,” on Animal Planet. Screaming Flea was first hired by A&E to do a makeover series focusing on a company that cleans up after hoarders. Although “Dirty Deeds” didn’t work, the network was interested in delving deeper into the hoarding disorder and the current documentary-style series was born.

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Au pair reunion good excuse for family trip By Dorothy Abernathy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Many families look for au pairs to help them raise their children bilingually.

COLOGNE, — There’s nothing like having someone live with you for a year to forge a lifelong friendship. But you can’t just drop by for coffee when that person lives across the Atlantic Ocean. My husband and I hosted German au pairs for seven years to care for our three children. And from the moment we quit hiring au pairs, Duncan and I began plotting to get our kids overseas to see them and learn more about the culture. We managed to do that this summer, nine years after no longer needing au pairs. My oldest daughter, Maureen, will soon turn 20. My son, Glenn, is 16 and now towers over my daughters and me. My youngest daughter, Ellen, is 14 and a much different child from the 5-year-old who, along with Glenn, used to understand German. We have remained close to our au pairs. Most have visited us at our home in Richmond, Va., more than once since living with us. We flew into Frankfurt and boarded a train for Cologne with great views of castles and the Rhine River. We checked into a hotel that Duncan found in a travel book — Hopper’s St. Antonius. It’s an easy walk from Cologne’s historic cathedral. This was my favorite hotel of the trip, even though it didn’t have air conditioning. Hopper’s has a lovely open courtyard with ivy-covered walls. Breakfast was fantastic and included a big selection of breads, yogurt with muesli, fresh fruits, meats, cheeses and smoked salmon. Our first evening we walked to the cathedral. Some find the gothic structure beautiful; everyone finds it massive and impressive. The exterior is largely blackened from the elements. But portions, replaced during continuous restoration, are much lighter. The area bustles with locals and tourists. We planned to dine at the Frueh brew house, known for traditional German cuisine and beer. But Frueh’s outdoor seating was full. Indoors, it was hot and nobody seemed to want to wait on us. So instead we chose Cafe Reichard, with available outdoor seating next to the cathedral. My son raved about his crepes with apples. My daughters were amazed by the restroom stalls, which had transparent glass doors that became opaque when you locked them. The next morning, we toured the Chocolate Museum, on the Rhine River. Our kids liked the free samples better than the history lesson. Helene, au pair No. 7, met us at noon. She’s probably the au pair that the kids best because she was our last. We exchanged hugs and talked about how much the kids had changed. We had seen Helene twice since she finished her year with us, but not in a few years. Still, we were able to talk to Helene as if we’d parted yesterday. She walked us back to the cathedral area, where we met au pair No. 1, Tine, and ate pizza outdoors. Tine has been back to Richmond several times and is now married with an 8-year-old daughter. She and Helene are friends. All seven of our au pairs are acquainted and gather for “meetings” occasionally. Tine and Helene reminisced with the kids about their antics in years gone by. Tine, her husband and daughter ed us the next day at an amusement park called Phantasialand just outside Cologne. This was one of the best days in Europe for my son. Phantasialand was like Busch Gardens or a small Disney World — clean with similar rides, food and shows. We traveled for 10 days in Italy, then met up with our fifth au pair, Beate, and her boyfriend, Tobias, in Salzburg, Austria. Since her year with us in Richmond, Bea has studied in Oregon, and Japan. Her last trip to Richmond was about eight years ago. My

If you go COLOGNE, : http://bit.ly/aZ3bh3. CHOCOLATE MUSEUM (SCHOKOLADENMUSEUM): Located on the Rhine River in Cologne.Open Tuesday-Friday,10 a.m.-6 p.m.; SaturdaySunday,11 a.m.-7 p.m.ission:$10 (7.50 euros). PHANTASIALAND: Bruehl,,just outside of Cologne; http://www.phantasialand.de/eng/Park. Free entry for children under 7 with ID. Adults,$45 (34.50 euros); children older than 7 but shorter than 4 foot 8 (1.45 meters),$38 (29.50 euros).

OLD TOWN SALZBURG, AUSTRIA: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/784 SCHLOSS FREUDENBERG: Park with interactive exhibits and attractions in Wiesbaden,, http://www.schlossfreudenberg.de/engli sh/english.html. youngest daughter, Ellen, didn’t have clear memories of Bea but they hit it off immediately. There was much talk about tricks the kids played on Bea, and of course how they had grown. We stayed at a Radisson Hotel a 15-minute walk from Old Town Salzburg. We went to Old Town early the next morning, walking through a garden where parts of the “Sound of Music” were filmed. We had a great breakfast of German breads, meat and cheese at Cafe Bazar. When we finished, it was raining. We shared four umbrellas and darted from shop to shop to stay dry — a bookstore, a gallery showing Picasso and Salvador Dali prints, a candy store — before warming up in a coffee shop. As we sipped hot drinks, Tobias ed around “Mozart Chocolates” which he had bought in the candy store. The rain stopped around noon as we continued our tour of the narrow, cobblestone streets lined with shops and cafes. We climbed stairs up a steep hill for better view of the city. We had a delightful early dinner at a restaurant called Triangel. I had a soup with sliced pancakes in it. The next morning we boarded a train to Mainz and Wiesbaden, , to see our second and fourth au pairs, Martina and Tina. We stayed at a Hilton in Mainz, across the Rhine River from Wiesbaden, Tina’s home. Some of our au pairs told us there wouldn’t be much to do in Mainz. We chose it because it was close to Wiesbaden and had a hotel where we could use points. But we were curious to see a city that was less touristy. Duncan, Ellen and I walked about five minutes into the old town area at 8 a.m. the next day. It was charming in much the same way Salzburg was, but not as busy. We found a good bakery called Werner’s Backstube for breakfast. We discovered a large outdoor market with fruits, vegetables and meats. Our bus ride to Weisbaden took 25 minutes. Tina met us at the bus stop, looking just the same as the last time we saw her. She lives with her husband, Andy, in an apartment near the Rhine River. Martina arrived a few hours later from Heidelberg. Tina and Martina are friends; Tina was in Martina’s wedding the summer before. So they were happy to see one another as well as us. Both have been to Richmond a good bit since their au pair days. Martina lived with us again during internships at the Virginia Film Office and a Richmond TV station. Tina returned after her au pair year for a six-month internship with a Richmond company. So it was like old home week to see them.

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PROP Continued from page 1 ple from driving while impaired. The burden of enforcement would fall to local governments across the state. Opponents have voiced a number of concerns, particularly about youth gaining increased access to marijuana. The act would prohibit people from smoking in the presence of minors, as well as on school grounds, but some argue that students would be negatively impacted should the proposition . The San Mateo Union High School District recently unanimously adopted a resolution in opposition to Proposition 19. Peter Hanley, a trustee on the school board, said that given the increase in supply and the removal of criminal sanctions, marijuana prices would drop dramatically, while advertising would likely increase. “Advertising for marijuana will be legal and certainly seen by our students and those under 21,” Hanley said. “Thus, wider availability and increased demand for this reduced cost marijuana could easily translate to greater use by those under 21.” Many opponents of the act, including Hanley, assert that making marijuana legal could lead to more violence within communities. Joseph D. McNamara, who served as San Jose police chief from 1976 until his retirement in 1991, disagrees wholeheartedly with that claim, however, and says that just the opposite is true. “Prohibition of marijuana is what leads to violence, in the cartels. If the act es, cartels would lose 60 percent of their

LOCAL Continued from page 1 are cut off at 5 p.m. daily, but the wine is not the only thing offered at the Millbrae festival celebrating its 40th anniversary. “It’s an established tradition, something festival goers look forward to every year, and everyone knows the attractions and offerings will be top-rate. Plus, it’s a great entertainment value at a time when cost is paramount,” John Ford, CEO of the sponsoring Millbrae Chamber of Commerce, said in a prepared statement. Ford added this year’s sponsorship and revenue is the best it’s ever been. This year’s festival has nine bands with a wide variety of music ranging from ’70s disco to Cuban timba new wave, 250 artists and craft makers; a car show and a dedicated kids area with a talent show case and a kids’ playland. Free shuttle service will be available from the Millbrae BART/Caltrain station to the

BID Continued from page 1 such a measure wouldn’t work, since it didn’t previously. Burlingame Avenue business owners in favor of the BID are proposing a tieredassessment to generate a $90,000 budget to be used for improving and promoting the area. Under the proposal, businesses will all have a flat fee of $125 for businesses on the ground level of Burlingame Avenue and $100 for all other businesses within the district. A square footage fee will be added to businesses in two of the three zones. Businesses on the ground floor on Burlingame Avenue would pay a square

PLANE Continued from page 1 founder of R.E. Borrmann’s Steel Co. in East Palo Alto. The city is also alerting residents who live along the lagoon to avoid with the water due to possible contamination from fuel spilled in the crash, Smith said. “We don’t yet know the extent of the

WEEKEND JOURNAL profits, which would be greater than any blow yet by law enforcement officials,” said McNamara. “When alcohol was prohibited, it produced the situation we have now with marijuana. It stemmed from the criminal black market. When was the last time you saw a beer distributor gunned down? If you don’t want violence to have funding, legalize marijuana.” McNamara, currently a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, also s the proposition because he thinks legalizing marijuana would help repair the rocky relationship between police and minorities. Current law requires police to pursue cases involving marijuana. Each year, a disproportionate number of minorities are convicted on cannabis-related charges, which generates enormous distrust of law enforcement officials in minority communities. Eliminating some of the aggressive confrontation that often accompanies marijuana enforcement would allow police to build trust in such communities, which is instrumental, he said, particularly when policing hard crime areas. “Given the current state deficit of approximately $20 billion,” McNamara said, “Cutting marijuana enforcement is a no-brainer.” The Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that if ed, the act would generate a savings of up to several tens of millions of dollars annually to state and local governments on the costs of incarcerating and supervising marijuana offenders. Susan Manheimer, president of the California Police Chiefs Association and current San Mateo police chief, disagrees. She points to a Rand Corporation study that projects that the costs to the state from legalization would exceed speculative rev-

enue benefits. “The issue of impaired driving is a major concern and will simply not be enforceable, making our roadways much more dangerous,” said Manheimer. “Additionally, there are so many legal loopholes and lack of clarity that this will likely be challenged in court as well.” Stephen Gutwillig, the California state director of the Drug Policy Alliance, argues that the proposition would permit local governments to implement techniques specifically tailored to suit the needs of their communities. “Prop. 19 is relatively modest. It delegates to local governments whether to allow sales at all. City councils can create a system under the scrutiny of their constituents,” said Gutwillig. However, Carla Lowe, a Sacramento teacher and founder of Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana, voices serious doubts about how the act would be enforced, and whether it would actually generate revenue. “The state can’t tax it, but cities and counties can,” she said. “Well, they’re having a hell of a time getting around medical pot shops right now, so they’re going to enforce this? I live in Sacramento and the board of supervisors can’t even keep the potholes in front of my house filled.” On the other end of the spectrum, some medical marijuana providers like the Rev. Rasrob J. Simmons, are wary of what the proposition would mean for their customers. “I want Prop. 19 legalized, but if they don’t make provisions for religious and medical use of marijuana, those people are going to pay astronomical taxes,” he said.

south end of the festival, dropping off and picking up riders every 20 minutes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about Millbrae’s festival visit www.miramarevents.com/ or call 697-7324. Belmont’s Greek Festival is also turning 40 this weekend, which will be commemorated in a program with articles about Greek culture, recipes, phrases and information about the festival’s history. Up to 20,000 people are expected to attend to enjoy classic Greek food, drinks and music. Cooking demonstrations will be offered daily so visitors can relive the Mediterranean cuisine at home. “It all starts with lots of fantastic, mouth-watering food and drink,” festival co-chair Gary Brenner said. “And it keeps on going with the fun and excitement of our dancing, music and theater. Before you know it, you’ll be shouting, ‘Opa!’ just like the Greeks.” Folk dance groups will perform throughout the weekend and children can find activities at the Fun Zone. The festival runs from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and noon to 8 p.m.

Monday at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas in Belmont. ission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for seniors and children 13 to 17 and children 12 and under are free. For more information visit www.goholycross.org/Festival/ or call 591-4447. In Woodside, people can get a glimpse of fine art at the Kings Mountain Art Fair. Artist booths are set up around the Kings Mountain Fire Station spilling out into the surrounding redwood forest. The volunteer-run event offers artists’ items for sale ranging from $10 to $10,000 for purchase, “fair food” like burgers and corn on the cob. Proceeds from the fair benefit the Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade, a group that responds to more than 150 emergencies a year, and the Kings Mountain Elementary School. The firehouse was built using art fair funds and volunteer labor, and the four-room public school recently installed a new classroom with the help of art fair funds. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through Monday at the Kings Mountain Fire Station, 13889 Skyline Blvd. in Woodside.

footage fee of $0 for businesses under 500 square feet to $500 for businesses over 5,500 square feet. Businesses on the ground floor at any other location within the district would pay a square footage fee of $0 for businesses under 500 square feet to $400 for businesses over 5,500 square feet. Businesses not on the ground floor will only pay the $100 fee. Attempts to start a business improvement district on Burlingame Avenue has faced a number of challenges over the years. In 2004, the Downtown Burlingame Improvement District, known as DBID, began work. The fee-based organization was established to raise money for projects like promoting the area and providing holiday decorations as well as establishing a group to represent business interests. Instead, it split the

opinions of business owners. During its first year, the DBID charged businesses fees but the City Council voted against keeping the charges in 2005. Questions were raised about how the money was being spent, if the fees were fair as well as if business owners should be forced to pay them. In an attempt to meet the needs of business owners, the DBID proposed to lower fees for smaller, independent businesses while raising it for larger businesses like corporations. In 2006, just more than 60 percent of the 477 businesses affected protested the fees, which meant the council did not have the authority to approve it. This led to the idea of a volunteer group, which never gained momentum.

fuel or oil leakage, so we’re erring on the side of caution,” Smith said. The same lagoon was the site of a sewage spill last week, which occurred about a mile from where the plane crashed, Smith said. City officials were still treating the spill Wednesday and had hoped to reopen the lagoon for recreational activities as soon as this weekend. Now, because of the fuel, the lagoon will remain closed indefinitely. The twin-engine Beech 65 Queen Air

plane crashed into the lagoon just north of Twin Dolphin Drive at about 11:50 a.m. Thursday, just 30 seconds after it took off from the San Carlos Airport on its way to San Martin, FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said. Firefighters found the body of a woman, believed to be about 40 years old, floating near the wreckage when they responded to the crash Thursday morning. She was removed from the water and pronounced dead, Redwood City fire Battalion Chief Dave Pucci said Thursday.

The council meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7 at City Hall, 501 Primrose Road.

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Calendar SATURDAY, SEPT. 4 Labor Day Weekend Book Sale. Coastside Lutheran Church, 900 Cabrillo Highway, Half Moon Bay. Pick up hardbound and paperback books, books on tape, compact discs and DVDs, videos and more at a fantastic price. For more information visit coastsidelutheran.org. 40th Annual Millbrae Art and Wine Festival. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Broadway, one block west of El Camino Real in Millbrae. Including Mardi-Gras style feast, music and performances. Free. For more information call 697-7324. 47th Annual Kings Mountain Art Fair. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 13889 Skyline Blvd., Woodside. The fair features 130 juried artists, 25 mountain folk artists, Kiddie Hollow for children’s activities, plus food, beer and wine. Free. For more information call 8512710. Dragon Boating. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Boat Park, Foster City Blvd., Foster City. Come and get a good workout and meet some new friends, all ages and levels welcome. Free. For more information call 918-688. Belmont Greek Festival celebrates 40th anniversary. Noon to 10 p.m. Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. The Belmont Greek Festival will feature delicious Greek meals, nonstop music and dancing and children’s amusement area. $5 Adults, $2.50 seniors and youth 13 to 17, children under 12 free. For more information call 529-0180. Paws and Claws Wildlife Show. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo. Learn about the animals at Coyote Point. Free with museum ission. For more information call 342-7755 or visit www.coyoteptmuseum.org. ‘Between Yesterday and Tomorrow: Correspondence with an American Soldier in Vietnam, 1968.’ 7 p.m. Notre Dame Theatre, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. Watch Karen Byrnes’ play, based on her experience as a pen pal with a Navy Corpsman during the Vietnam War, and speak with Vietnam Vets after the show. $10. SUNDAY, SEPT. 5 Farmers’ Market Sundays. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. South Caltrain parking lot at Belmont station, 995 El Camino Real. Fresh fruit, vegetables, breads and pastries and more. For more information visit www.pcfma.com. 40th Annual Millbrae Art and Wine Festival. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Broadway, one block west of El Camino Real, between Victoria and Meadow Glen in Millbrae. Including Mardi-Gras style feast, music and performances. Free. For more information call 697-7324. Belmont Greek Festival celebrates 40th anniversary. Noon to 10 p.m. Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. The Belmont Greek Festival will feature delicious Greek meals, nonstop music and dancing and children’s amusement area. $5 Adults, $2.50 seniors and youth 13-17, children under 12 Free. For more information call 529-0180. Victorian Days Walking Tours. 1 p.m. Milagra Ridge, 1/4 mile off College Drive, Pacifica. Learn about Milagra Ridge’s military history from World War II. Walking shoes recommended, parking limited. Paws and Claws Wildlife Show. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo. Learn about the animals at Coyote Point. Free with museum ission. For more information call 342-7755 or visit www.coyoteptmuseum.org. Boogie Woogie Ballroom Dance. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Burlingame Masonic Hall, 145 Park Road, Burlingame. Come for lessons, dancing and a snack buffet. $12 for lesson and dance, $10 for dance. For more information Cheryl Steeper at [email protected]. Belmont Greek Festival celebrates 40th anniversary. Noon to 8 p.m. Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. The Belmont Greek Festival will feature delicious Greek meals, nonstop music and dancing and children’s amusement area. $5 Adults, $2.50 seniors and youth 13 to 17, children under 12 Free. For more information call 529-0180.

40th Annual Millbrae Art and Wine Festival. Saturday and Sunday Sept. 4-5. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Broadway, one block west of El Camino Real in Millbrae. Including Mardi-Gras style feast, music and performances. Free. For more information call 697-7324. TUESDAY, SEPT. 7 Stay Fit at Little House. 7:30 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. Little House Fitness Center, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Stay in shape by Taiji/Qi Gong exercises. $12 , $14 non-. For more information call 326-2025. Stay Fit at Little House. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Little House Fitness Center, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Stay in shape by Qi Gong exercises. $12 , $14 non-. For more information call 326-2025. Animals in Action. 10:30 a.m. Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo. Watch wildlife keepers in action. Free with museum ission. For more information call 342-7755 or visit www.coyoteptmuseum.org. Tuesday Tales: Storytime at Coyote Point Museum. 11 a.m. Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo. Free with museum ission. For more information call 3427755 or visit www.coyoteptmuseum.org. Lunch at Twin Pines. 11:30 a.m. Twin Pines Senior and Community Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Come us for a healthy lunch and make new friends. $3 donation for 60 or over $6 for all other guest. For more information please call 5957444. The DOs and DON'Ts of Social Media — Promoting Yourself Securely and Effectively. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Orrick, 1000 Marsh Road, Menlo Park. This program is designed to provide people with guidelines, ideas and approaches they can put to use immediately to benefit from use of social media. $20 , $35 non-, $50 at the door. For more information call 614-7400. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8 Information Resource Fair. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Veterans Memorial Center, 1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City. An informational resource fair with representative of providers that assist older adults with staying independent. A drop off center will also be available for discarding unused and/or expired medications. For more information call 995-6484. San Mateo Library eBranch Class. 10:30 a.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Learn about the new features, online resources and services offered by the brand new San Mateo County Library eBranch. For more information call 591-8286. Lunch at Twin Pines. 11:30 a.m. Twin Pines Senior and Community Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Come us for a healthy lunch and make new friends. $3 donation for 60 or over $6 for all other guest. For more information please call 5957444.

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Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 The year ahead could be quite productive in weeding out a relationship that has held you down for far too long. Once you free yourself from this bondage, new constructive friendships can be made that will bring joy to your life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Be careful about lending out something that you greatly prize to a friend or even a family member. Accidents happen all the time, and today’s probabilities for such an occurrence are high. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- In attempting to keep the peace, you could yield to demands imposed upon you. However, by trying to please everyone, you could change course far too often and fail to achieve anything of substance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Trying to get your work accomplished will be tough enough, without subjecting yourself to the pleas of others who need help getting their duties done. Use better judgment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- There is a strong possibility that you could throw caution to the wind and let your spending go way over the line. You can expect whatever elasticity you had in your budget to snap. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Friends and family can be lovingly led, but they cannot be pushed or badgered into submission. If they start feeling your requests are far too unreasonable and demanding, you will be snubbed.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Unless you maintain a definite sense of direction, you are likely to scatter your efforts

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Excessive curiosity could draw you into someone else’s complicated affairs, which you may have difficulty exiting. You’ll rue the day that you ever poked your nose where it didn’t belong. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- A major decision shouldn’t be made strictly out of emotion. Unless logic and reason are involved in your adjudication, chances are it won’t hold up when you take action.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- If you get a good idea for improving a job at work, consult your superiors first before putting it into practice. They might think differently about it, owing to facts they have to which you’re not privy. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- This is one of those times when managing a complicated financial matter will not be your cup of tea, so leave the handling of it to someone who understands the nuances. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Involvements with friends or co-workers might run relatively smoothly for you, yet when it comes to dealing with your family or someone close, squabbles could arise over small matters.

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CITY OF SAN BRUNO PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY OF SAN BRUNO CITY COUNCIL ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CRYSTAL SPRINGS TERRACE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Bruno City Council ("City Council") will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. at the San Bruno Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs Blvd., San Bruno, CA to consider and act upon a proposed amendment to the Planned Development District (P-D) located at 2000 Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno, commonly known as Crystal Springs Terrace Apartments. Description: The City Council will consider a request for an amendment to a Development Plan, a Planned Development Permit, and an Architectural Review Permit to allow the construction of a new recreation and leasing building and conversion of the existing recreation building into four apartments per Sections 12.96.190(J), 12.96.190(K), and 12.108 of the San Bruno Municipal Code. RSS Architecture (Applicant) Crystal Springs Associates, LLC (Owner). PD-09-003, PDP-09-001 and AR09-005. Environmental Determination: Categorical Exemption Zoning: P-D (Planned Development) Copies of the proposed modified Development Plan, Planned Development Permit, and Architectural Review for Crystal Springs Terrace are available for public review and inspection at the San Bruno Community Development Department Office and City Clerk's Office located at 567 El Camino Real in San Bruno, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays. Agenda packets, which include staff reports and other pertinent documents for the City Council meeting, will be available after 3:00 p.m. on September 10, 2010 at the City Clerk’s Office and can be viewed online at www.sanbruno.ca.gov. The complete plans are also available http://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/developments.html

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203 Public Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #240392 The following person is doing business as: Technics Auto Body, 898 San Mateo Ave., SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby ed by the following owner: Ramiven a Corporation, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Venancio Rodriguez / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on 08/11/10. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/14/10, 08/21/10, 08/28/10, 09/04/10).

203 Public Notices CASE# CIV 496284 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, 400 COUNTY CENTER RD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 PETITION OF Michael Wayne Weinreich TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner, Michael Wayne Weinreich filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: Present name: Michael Wayne Weinreich Proposed name: Mykl Morrissey THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. A HEARING on the petition shall be held on October 5, 2010, at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2C at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation: The Daily Journal, San Mateo County Filed: August 19, 2010 /s/ Stephen Hall / Judge of the Superior Court Dated: 08/19/2010 (Published 08/21/10, 08/28/10, 09/04/10, 09/11/10)

CASE# CIV 496284 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, 400 COUNTY CENTER RD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 PETITION OF Michelle M. Pierce TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner, Michelle M. Pierce filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: Present name: Codey Ryan SyversonPierce Proposed name: Codey Ryan Pierce THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. A HEARING on the petition shall be held on October 6, 2010, at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2C at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation: The Daily Journal, San Mateo County Filed: August 16, 2010 /s/ Stephen Hall / Judge of the Superior Court Dated: 08/16/2010 (Published 09/04/2010, 09/11/2010, 09/18/2010, 09/25/2010)

CASE# CIV 497353 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, 400 COUNTY CENTER RD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 PETITION OF Kyung Ah Kwon TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner, Kyung Ah Kwon filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: Present name: Kyung Ah Kwon Proposed name: Karen Kyung-Ah Hong THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. A HEARING on the petition shall be held on October 5, 2010, at 9 a.m., Dept. 24, Room 2C, at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation: The Daily Journal, San Mateo County Filed: August 3, 2010 /s/ Stephen Hall / Judge of the Superior Court Dated: 08/03/2010 (Published 08/14/10, 08/21/10, 08/28/10, 09/04/10)

CASE# CIV 497821 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, 400 COUNTY CENTER RD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 PETITION OF Maria Lorenza Koh TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner, Maria Lorenza Koh, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: Present name: Maria Lorenza Koh Proposed name: Gwen Marris Koh THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. A HEARING on the petition shall be held on October 7, 2010, at 9 a.m., Dept. 24, Room 2C at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation: The Daily Journal, San Mateo County Filed: August 16, 2010 /s/ Stephen Hall / Judge of the Superior Court Dated: 08/13/2010 (Published 08/21/10, 08/28/10, 09/04/10, 09/11/10)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #240758 The following person is doing business as: S.F. Flooring Group, 701 San Mateo Ave., SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby ed by the following owner: Jeffrey Scott Fisher, 140 Elmwood Ct., SAN BRUNO, and Rain Stogden, same address. The business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A. /s/ Scott Fisher / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on 09/02/2010. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 09/04/10, 09/11/10, 09/18/10, 09/25/10).

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CASE# CIV 497992 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, 400 COUNTY CENTER RD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 PETITION OF Rosa Martha Escobado Vargas TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner, Rosa Martha Escobodo Vargas, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: Present name: Rodrigo Escobado Proposed name: Rodrigo Moreno Escobedo THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. A HEARING on the petition shall be held on September 29, 2010, at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2C at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation: The Daily Journal, San Mateo County Filed: August 17, 2010 /s/ Stephen Hall / Judge of the Superior Court Dated: 08/17/2010 (Published 08/21/10, 08/28/10, 09/04/10, 09/11/10)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #240435 The following person is doing business as: Urban Wildlife Management, 181 Barroilhet Ave., SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby ed by the following owner: Alan J. Merrifield, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 08/01/10 /s/ Alan J. Merrifield / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on 08/13/10. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/21/10, 08/28/10, 09/04/10, 09/11/10).

CITY OF SAN BRUNO NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR WELL NO. 16 FILTER The City of San Bruno is accepting bids, subject to the specifications and conditions as stated in Bid No. C116180-01, for the purchase of 4 well filter media. The Bid Packet is available at http://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/ finance_biddingopp.html. Bids must be submitted to City of San Bruno City Clerk’s Office, in City Hall, located at 567 El Camino Real, San Bruno 94066, by 2:00 p.m. September 14, 2010, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. the Water Division at 650-616-7167 or the Finance Department at 650616-7034 to obtain a copy of the bid documents or for more information. /s/ Carol Bonner, San Bruno City Clerk August 31, 2010 Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, September 4 and 9, 2010.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #240525 The following person is doing business as: Mediterranean Delight, 2161 Pinecrest Dr., SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby ed by the following owner: Michael El Haddad, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Michael El Hadad / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on 08/19/10. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/21/10, 08/28/10, 09/04/10, 09/11/10).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #240412 The following person is doing business as: Pistol Pete’s Hot Dogs, 657 Walnut St., SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby ed by the following owner: Peter Reese, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Peter Reese / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on 09/12/2010. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 09/04/10, 09/11/10, 09/18/10, 09/25/10).

210 Lost & Found FOUND IPHONE in Shoreview area, San Mateo last week of July. Please provide proof of ownership. Call (650)868-7321 FOUND SONY Power Shot digital camera, July 14th at Fox School in Belmont. (650)593-9294 LOST: CAMERA in case. Burlingame Avenue / Washington Park area. Lost Saturday, July 31 around 1pm. Bummed about losing camera; mostly bummed about losing family photos in camera. If found, please call Joe, (650) 867-6652

295 Art PICTURE PAINTING "jack vettriano" Portland gallery 26 x 33. $65. (650)3451111. PICTURE WITH Frame Jack Vettriano with light attached $100. (650)867-2720

296 Appliances AIR CONDITIONER - slider model for narrow windows, 10k BTU, excellent condition, $100., (650)212-7020 KENMORE DISHWASHER, almond, works great. $50. 650-961-9652 MINI FRIDGE - 34 inches high, runs well, $85., (650)355-2996 MINI-FRIDGE - 32" tall; White Kenmore $70. Call (650)229-4735

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE CASE NO. 119631 In the Superior Court of the State of California, for the County of San Mateo In the Matter of: The Estate of Vittorio Lido Giovannoni, Decedent Notice is hereby given that, subject to confirmation by this Court, on Sep. 20, 2010, or thereafter within the time allowed by law, the undersigned as Co-Executors of the estate of the above-named decedent will sell at private sale to the highest and best net bidder on the and conditions hereinafter mentioned all right, title and interest that the estate has acquired in addition to that of the decedent at the time of death, in the real property located in the City of Daly City, County of SAn Mateo, California, more commonly known as 72 Victoria Street, and more particularly described as set forth in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated erein by this reference. The property will be sold on the following : all cash in lawful money of the United States of America, with 10 percent of the bid amount to accompany the offer in the form of a cashier’s check payable to the Estate of Vittorio Lido Giovannoni and the balance to be paid on confirmation of sale by the Court. The 10 percent amount which accompanies those bids which are not accepted and presented to the Court for confirmation shall be immediately returned uncashed to the bidding party. The Sale is subject to current taxes, covenants, conditions resitrictions, reservations, rights, rights of way and easements of record. The property is to be sold on an “AS IS” basis, with no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning the condition of the property, its compliance with state or local laws, rules or regulations, or state of title. All potential buyers are advised to fully inspect and research these matters prior to submitting his or her bid. All costs, including, but not limited to, examination of title, recording of conveyance, transfer taxes and any title insurance policy shall be at the expense of the purchaser or purchasers. Any amounts to be prorated shall be so prorated as of the date of confirmation of sale. Dated this 26th of August, 2010 The undersigned reserves the right to refuse to accept any bids. Antonio G. Giovannoni Miriana Zamattia Patricia Kennedy Fyfe, Attorney for CoExecutors Dated: Aug. 23, 2010 Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on August 28, September 4, 11, 2010

PORTABLE GE Dishwasher, excellent condition $75 OBO, (650)583-0245 RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric, 1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621 SHOP VACUUM 5 gallons with extra filters $15. (650)949-2134 SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse power 9 gallon wet/dry $40. (650)5912393 TOASTER "PROCTOR Silex" one slice, works fine SOLD! UPRIGHT FREEZER - like new, $100 ., (650)257-7562 VACUUM CLEANER heavy duty like new $45. (650)878-9542 WEBER GRILL - Never used! Porcelain enamel bowl and lid, 22-1/2” with ash catcher. SOLD!

297 Bicycles BICYCLE - womens, made in Austria $50., (650)483-3693 BICYCLE WICKER BASKET -quality thick weave, never used, $25. obo, (650)260-2664 MENS MOUNTAIN bike 26 inch new 18 speed $99. 919-740-4336 San Mateo

298 Collectibles 49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all, (650)592-2648 5 COLORIZED territorial quarters uncirculated $7/all. (408)249-3858 BAY MEADOW coffee mug in box $15. (650)345-1111 CARNIVAL GLASS WATER PITCHER beautiful design, $25., leave message (650)365-1797 COLORIZED TERRITORIAL quarters (5 pieces) uncirculated $18/all. (408)2493858 DANCING FIGURINE by Bradley Dolls Musical, plays “If You Love Me”, 8 1/2 “ tall, $20., (650)518-0813 GLASSES 6 sets redskins, good condition never used $45/all. (650)345-1111

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303 Electronics

304 Furniture

310 Misc. For Sale

PANASONIC COLOR tv with Vhs combo 20 inches like new $70. 650-347-9920

WOODEN KITCHEN China Cabinet: $99 (great condition!), (650)367-1350

PICNIC COOLER with utensils and small plates and wine cups. still in wrapper $20/all. (408)249-3858

PHILLIPS VCR plus vhs-hu 4 head Hi-Fi like new, $35. (650)341-5347 SAMSUNG COLOR tv 27 inches good condition $90. 650-347-9920 SANIO CASETTE/RECORDER 2 way Radio - $95.obo, call for more details, (650)290-1960 SILVER TONE stereo and phonograph player inside wood cabinet $60., (650)483-3693 SONY RADIO cassette recorder $20 black good condition. (650)345-1111 TV - Big Screen, condition,(650)367-1350

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304 Furniture 3 PIECE COFFEE TABLE SET: $100. (650)787-8219 3 TIERED stainless rolling cart gently used $100 firm, (650)341-0418 46" ROUND dining table $90. Call (650)430-4884 9 DRAWER dresser and 2 end tables. $100/all. (650)692-2231 ANTIQUE SOLID oak end table marble top, carved door $50. (650)3427568 CABINET - Real wood, $70., (650)367-1350 CHAIR, IKEA. Very Good cond. Recliner shaped, flexible. Lt brown wood on canvas 26-1/2"x38”x29" $15. 650-704-2497. CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candelabre base with glass shades $20. (650)504-3621 COFFEE TABLE - $60., (650)367-1350 COFFEE TABLE - Square, oak Coffee Table with leather top, $30., (650)7711888 COFFEE TABLE light brown lots of storage good condition $75. (650)867-2720 COFFEE TABLE SQUARE shaped. Lightweight, 28”x28x19" includes large storage space, $11 650-704-2497

306 Housewares "PRINCESS HOUSE" decorator urn "Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H $25., (650)868-0436 BISSEL STEAM CLEANER - easy to use, used 3 times, cleans great, $35.obo, (650)260-2664 BOWL - light green heavy glass swirl design bowl, great centerpiece, $25., (650)834-2804 CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it, tall, purchased from Brueners, originally $100., selling for $20.,(650)867-2720 CHOPSTICKS- 7 sets, unopened, decorative, variety of colors and designs, $10., (650)578-9208

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SALON CHAIR - hydrolic, works perfectly, black base, black leather, $90.obo, (650)290-1960 SCALE SOLD!

Ohaus 2,610g troy capacity

SOPRANOS COOKBOOK and calendar $10/all. (408)249-3858 STAIRS 6 ft and 4 ft $90/both. 650-3683037 SUIT/COAT HANGERS (14) sturdy good quality hardwood unused $1/each or all $10 San Bruno 650-588-1946 VACUUM CLEANER - $50., (650)367-1350

COUNTERTOP WATER DISPENSER : Oasis water cooler Hot N Cold, Durable & excellent condition,$86, (650)278-2702

VICTORIAN BUILDINGS collection of Liberty Falls 11 for $30/all 3.5 to 4 inches tall. (650)592-2648

ELECTRIC BBQ (650)592-2648

- nonstick, $40.,

VIETNAM VHS (5) documentary. good condition $15/all. (408)249-3858.

LUIGI BORMIOLI "Strauss" 9 oz. drinking glasses, set of 10 for $25. Matches "Strauss" 13.5 oz. Call (650)630-2329.

WALKER - fold up, like new, has two wheels, $20. (650)342-7568

OVEN ROASTING PAN WITH RACK. New, non stick, large, never used $55., (650)341-0418 REVEREWARE, 1,3.4 qt. pots, 5",7" pans, stainless steel w/copper bottoms, excellent cond., $60/all. (650)577-0604

WETSUIT - Barefoot, like new, $40., (650)367-8949 WHEELBARROW LARGE, needs tire repair $10. Daly City 415-333-8540 WORLD CUP memorabilia '94 USA Bear mascot, 2 sport cups unused and collectors pins $55/all. (650)591-6596

VASE - beautiful butterfly design, gold color, perfect cond, $25., (650)867-2720

311 Musical Instruments

307 Jewelry & Clothing

2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $500 for both. (650)342-4537

MURANO GLASS bracelet from Italy various shades of red and blue artfully designed $100. (650)991-2353

GLOCKENSPIEL- very beautiful, $100., (650)755-9833

SMALL JEWELRY cabinet - 17” H, 12” W, 2 glass doors, plus 2 drawers, very pretty, $35., (650)592-2648 WOMAN’S PEARL NECKLACE - ivory & blue cultured, blue pearl collar, 10 strands, 18”, $40., (650)834-2804

KEYBOARD CASIO 3 ft long $50. (650)583-2767

312 Pets & Animals ROYAL CANINE Vet. Diet misc. dry food for old or ailing, $25/ea. 2-Calorie Control CC 5lbs. or Urinary SO 5.5 lbs., ea. $10. All 5 bags for $50. (650)630-2329.

308 Tools COMPUTER DESK - $70., (650)3671350 CURIO CABINET, Hand tooled lighted Curio cabinet Blonde. 5.5" X 23" X 1.5" $98. San Mateo. 650-619-9932 DESK 60”w 28”h 30” d, two shelf extension 4 drawers $60 (650)364-7777. DESK, EXTRA LONG. LIKE new. Brown wood .5 drawers; 2 sliding doors. 18"x28"x72"$18. 650-704-2497 DINING TABLE with 4 chairs 2 leafs $95. (650)483-3693 DINING TABLE with 4 chairs with leaf light wood 42 x 34 $99. (650)341-1645 DIRECTORS TYPE CHAIR with leather seat, $35., (650)355-2996

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315 Wanted to Buy

315 Wanted to Buy

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HAND SAWS - $5/each 3 total. Daly City, call for details, (415)333-8540 PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good condition, $350., (650)926-9841 TABLE SAW 10", very good condition $85. (650) 787-8219

309 Office Equipment CALCULATOR - Casio, still in box, new, $25., (650)867-2720 CORNER OFFICE DESK with hutch $90/obo, (415)271-7602 DELL ALL IN ONE COLOR PRINTER SCANNER with 4 extra ink cartridges, $40. obo., (650)290-1960

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak wood, great condition, glass doors, fits large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo. (650)261-9681

LADIES SWIVEL ADJUSTABLE office desk chair, burgundy upholstery with black frame, never used, $35/obo, exc. cond. ,(650)260-2664

FANCY COCKTAIL SIDE TABLE - 2 door, 1 drawer, excellent condition, antique, $95. obo, (650)349-6059.

OFFICE LAMP - new in box, $35/obo, (650)303-3568

FRAMED MIRRORS - Pair of dark walnut, framed mirrors, 29” X 22”, perfect, each $25., pair $44., (650)344-6565

298 Collectibles VICTORIAN VICTON talking machine1910, works and looks fine, $650., (650)579-7020

HUTCH - maple finish, 4 shelves, 52 inch W, $75., (650)341-1645 LARGE PICNIC table - 3’ x 8’, $25., (650)368-0748

RADIO CONTROLLED Beetle car buggy $10. (408)249-3858

MAHOGANY BEDROOM DRESSER 37 L x 19 W 9 drawers and attached mirror 37 H x 36 W , $75., (650)341-1645

SCOOTER "STREET SURFER" $30 obo never used, (650)349-6059

MATTRESS TWIN size perfect condition SOLD!

302 Antiques

OAK TV stand with swivel top $50. (650)692-2231

ANTIQUE SOLID mahogany knick-knack or bookshelf with 4 small drawers, good condition, $95., (650)726-2443

OTTOMAN/ FOOTREST Clean. Like new. Circular. Light brown 'felt like' material. $6.Call cell: 650-704-2497

ANTIQUE STROMBERG – Carlson radio Floor modelm $75., needs new tubs, RWC, Photo by email: [email protected], (650)592-5591

PATIO TABLE with 4 chairs includes umbrella with stand all metal $80/all OBO, (650)367-8949

CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot, solid mahogany. $300/obo. (650)867-0379

PEDESTAL TABLE beautiful, round, wood inlay, $90/obo, (415)271-7602

EDISON MODEL B STANDARD + 20 Cylinders oak case - Serviced yearly, beautiful, $550/obo, (650)344-6565

RECLINER - Brown leather, slightly worn. SOLD!

ENGLISH ARMOIRE with stand. Bought for $415. Sacrifice for $330. (650)771-1888

CRAFTSMAN 16” SCROLL SAW good condition, $85., (650)591-4710

DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side tray. excellent condition $75. (650)9492134

FRENCH END TABLE - exquisite inlaid rich mahogany wood, custom glass tray, 20” x 27” X 19”H, $100., (650)347-5104

300 Toys

CLICKER TORQUE wrench 1/2 inch drive 20-150 LBS reversible all chrome $40. 650-595-3933

RECLINER - Beige, $40., (650)771-1888

ROCKING CHAIR white with gold trim excel cond $100. 650-755-9833 ROLL-A-WAY SUPERB, wood bookcase/entertainment center $70. (415)585-3622

298 Collectibles

298 Collectibles

303 Electronics

HISTORY BOOK of "Superbowls by the bay" game 1-18, $35., (650)592-2648

POSTER - framed photo of President Wilson and Chinese Junk $25 cash, (650)755-8238

46” MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great condition. $400. (650)261-1541.

JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Richard (650)834-4926

PRECIOUS MOMENTS DOLLS -15 inch vinyl 3 sets of 2 for $33/set, (650)5180813

INTELLIVISION CONTROLLER with 13 game cartridges $50., (650)592-5591

TWO END tables: $35 or $20 each. (650)787-8219

JVC DVD cd player $25. (650)834-4926

JOE MONTANA cover photo, '85 "in flight" magazine, $30, (650)341-8342

SALEM CHINA - 119 pieces from 50’s. Good condition, $225., appraised at $800., (650)345-3450.

WICKER FURNITURE, 5 pieces, SOLD!

OAKLAND A'S bobble head dolls 80's (2) $15/each or $25/all in box. (408)2493858

JVC VHS recorder - Like new, $15., (650)367-8949

SWATCH WATCH '86 Worlds Fair. Like New w/receipt $85, (650)591-6596

MAGNOVOX 32” TV - excellent cond., refurbished, $100.obo., (650)260-2664

POSTAL JAPANESE stamp album collection. SOLD!

VASE - with tray, grey with red flowers, perfect condition, $30., (650)345-1111

MICRO TEK scanner/copier - excellent condition, $15., (650)368-0748

SHELVING - 2000 square foot of shelving, $500. obo, (650)212-6666 TABLE & CHAIR SET - new, perfect condition, $475., (650)638-1285

OFFICE LAMP brand new $8. (650)3451111

316 Clothes BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE JACKET - Large, water proof, new, $35., (650)342-7568 MENS "BASS" black loafers like new size 12D $35. (650)868-0436 MENS SLACKS - 8 pairs, $50., Size 36/32, (408)420-5646 PINK LADIES hospital volunteer jacket like new washed once Medium $10 RWC. (650)868-0436 SCRUBS - Medical, woman’s, Size L, pretty prints, excellent condition, $9. ea, 5 pairs of pants $6. ea.(650)290-1960 SOCCER CLEATS - 3 pair, size 6,7 & 8, $10. each, (650)679-9359

317 Building Materials DOUBLE PANED GLASS WINDOWS various sizes, half moon, like new, $10. and up, (650)756-6778 DOUBLE SINK - white porcelain cast iron, 32 3/4” wide X 22 3/4” deep, $75., (650)341-1861

318 Sports Equipment 2 GOLF CLUBS - Ladies, right handed, putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238

310 Misc. For Sale

BROWN LEATHER GOLF BAG with 11 golf clubs, $65/all, (650)592-2648

2 "HUFFY Tundra" Bicycles Male & Female $100/each. Denise (650)589-2893

GOLD'S GYM - GT2000Power Tower + Instructions as new, asking $100.00 obo, (650)344-6565

2 LIGHT fixture shades - vintage, 1960’s, square ceiling glass shades, 11”X11”x1”, original beauty, $15. (650)347-5104

KAYAK - Necky Looksha 4 model, 17 ft., 53 lbs, $1,000. (650)394-4243

BALANCING DISC for back by "Body Sport" $15. (408)249-3858

MITZU JR. tour kids set 7 clubs & bag $15/all obo. (650)952-0620

BARBIE DOLL - 36" my size Barbie doll, fully dressed, $35., (650)583-5233

ROLLER BLADES - GLX bravo blade size 7-8 purple, great condition $6., (650)578-9208

BETTY BOOP Women's perfume in box $10. (408)249-3858 BLUE BACK disc never used in box $15. (408)249-3858

TITLIST GOLF club 983k driver 9.5 degree grafaloy stiff/ $75 obo. (650)9520620

BOOKS (150+) - Ency,novels, etc., great condition, 1960-70’s, $30. for all, SSF, (650)583-8069

TRIATHLON WETSUIT - Quintanaroo, ladies, medium, good condition, $45., (650)728-5978

CHARCOAL BBQ like new with cover and extended holder $55. (650)347-9920

WOODEN TENNIS RACKET '50's or older "C"Hemold $25., (650)868-0436

COOKBOOK "HOW to cook everything" $10. (408)249-3858

322 Garage Sales

DOG CAGE/GORILLA folding large dog cage good condition, 2 door with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949 ETAGER over the toilet water tank - walnut, $25., San Mateo, (650)341-5347 HENRY THE BOTTLE HOLDER -perfect condition from Bombay store discontinued, $100., (650)867-2720 KARASTAN AREA RUG - 5’ X 3’, 100% all wool, thick pile with fringe, solid color beige, very clean, $60., (650)347-5104 KITTY LITTER container plastic with swinging door and handle $13. (650)5922648 LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover & plastic carring case & headrest, $35. each, (650)592-7483

WOODEN BOOKCASE with doors, $20., (650)771-1888

MERCHANT MARINE, framed forecastle card, signed by Captain Angrick '70. 13 x 17 inches $35 cash. (650)755-8238

WOODEN DINING ROOM TABLE & CHAIRS - 42” x 42”, 4 padded arm chairs, 18” extension to enlarge table, $99., (650)364-7777

MIRROR OCTAGON GOLD FRAME beveled edge new never hung 30 inches x 22 inches $40., (650)868-0436

GARAGE SALE SAN MATEO 330 N. Delaware St.

Sept. 4 & 5 8 am - 2 pm Tools, TV, clothing & misc.

THE THRIFT SHOP Closed during month of August Reopening Sat. 9/11 Thanks for your see you after Labor Day

Episcopal Church 1 South El Camino Real San Mateo 94401 (650)344-0921

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381 Homes for Sale

THE DAILY JOURNAL 381 Homes for Sale

440 Apartments

REDWOOD CITY 234 5th Ave. #6 1 bed Friday - Saturday 8 am - 4 pm $950/mo. (925)457-8396

REDWOOD CITY 1 bedroom, 1 bath in senior complex (over 55). Close to downtown. Gated entry.

Move in Special. 830 Main Street, RWC

(650)367-0177

620 Automobiles

620 Automobiles

630 Trucks & SUV’s

AUTO AUCTION The following repossessed vehicles are being sold by Patelco Credit Union on September 7th, 2010 starting at 8am –2000 Acura TL #010598, 2001 Mercedes Benz C240 #027668, 2005 BMW 530 I #R58858, 2002 Ford E350 #A69525, 2001 Jaguar XK8 Cvt. #A14573, 2003 Ford Escape #D79115, 2003 Mercedes Benz E320 #110273, 2008 Chevrolet Silverado #143014, 2001 Acura 3.2 TL #008502, 2000 Ford F150 #B04393, 2004 Mercedes Benz E320 #471041. Sealed bids will be taken starting at 8am on 09/07/10. Sale held at Forrest Faulknor & Sons Auction Company, 175 Sylvester Road, South San Francisco. For more information please visit our web site at www.ffsons.com.

SCION ‘07 tC, Spec, gray, #9915P, $14,998. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000

TOYOTA ‘10, Tundra 2WD truck, grade, silver, #9493T, $24,580. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000

TOYOTA ‘06 Matrix, STD, silver, #9767T, $12,588 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

635 Vans

AUTO AUCTION The following repossessed vehicles are being sold by Meriwest Credit Union-2003 Infiniti G35 #206239. The following repossessed vehicles are being sold by SafeAmerica Credit Union—2005 Hyundai Elantra #980275, 2002 Toyota Tundra #293104, 2005 Volvo S60 #485147, 2002 Ford Explorer #A26999, 2005 GMC Envoy #316495. Plus over 100 late model Sport Utilities, Pick Ups, Mini Vans, and luxury cars ---INDOORS---Charity donations sold. Sealed bids will be taken from 8am-8pm on 9/07/10 . Sale held at Forrest Faulknor & Sons Auction Company, 175 Sylvester Road, South San Francisco. For more information please visit our web site at www.ffsons.com.

TOYOTA ‘07 Prius, basic, silver, #9801P, $17,588. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

BMW ‘06 325i - low miles, very clean, loaded, leather interior, $20,000 obo., (650)368-6674 BMW ‘06 M3 #K12511, leather, nav, low mi. $31,995. (800)809-2530 CHEVY ‘06 Cobolt LS 4 door teal color automatic. Car facts included, 55k Mi. Good condition. SOLD!

442 Studios 322 Garage Sales

GARAGE SALE MILLBRAE 1185 Helen Dr. (x-st. Brookside Ln.)

Saturday

Sept. 4th

379 Open Houses

450 Homes for Rent

OPEN HOUSE LISTINGS List your Open House in the Daily Journal. Reach over 82,500 potential home buyers & renters a day, from South San Francisco to Palo Alto. in your local newspaper. Call (650)344-5200

8 am - 4:30 pm Adjustable hospital bed, tables with chairs, small appliances, boys clothing (toddler-6 yrs old), toys & tools.

SAN MATEO Downtown 55+, Gated community $850/mo. RENTED!

380 Real Estate Services

DISTRESS SALES

BELMONT - 2 bedroom home for rent now. $1800 per month. Prime location, downtown, large enclosed yard, no pets, no smoking, 1 private parking, new refrigerator, dishwasher & oven. Call (650)591-9604

470 Rooms BELMONT LARGE view room cable wi-fi kitchen privileges. Near Hillsdale, no smoking/pets. $700/mo. (650)592-6000

GARDEN MOTEL 1690 Broadway Redwood City, CA 94063 (650)366-4724 Low Daily & Weekly Rooms Free HBO + Spanish+Sports+Movie Channels, Free Internet Daily $45+tax Nite & up Weekly $250+tax & up

HIP HOUSING Non-Profit Home Sharing Program San Mateo County (650)348-6660

Bank Foreclosures.

GARAGE SALES ESTATE SALES Make money, make room!

List your garage sale, moving sale, estate sale, yard sale, rummage sale, clearance sale, or whatever sale you have... in the Daily Journal. Reach over 82,500 readers from South San Francisco to Palo Alto. in your local newspaper. Call (650)344-5200

335 Rugs NEW KASHAN 9’ X13’8” rug from India,multicolor, ornamental, lovely to look at, silky to touch, $3,000 Cash, (650)573-0716.

335 Garden Equipment TABLE - for plant, $20, perfect condition, (650)345-1111 TABLE - for plant, $20, perfect condition, (650)345-1111 TREE PRUNER 5ft long good condition $10. (408)249-3858

$400,000+ Free list with pictures. PeninsulaRealEstate.info

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ALUMINUM CRUTCHES for adults adjustable $30. (650)341-1861

800 Main St., $160. & up per week. $600 Monthly

INVESTORS WANTED for Private Loans. 9-11% Secure Return. Call Solomon (415) 377-1284 broker. Red Tower Funding, Inc.

SAVE ON BUYING OR SELLING A HOME! Personal Service Margaret Dowd Bus: (650)794-9858 Cell: (650)400-9714 Lic# 01250058 440 Apartments BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view, 1 bedroom $1250, 2 bedrooms $1425. New carpets, dishwasher, balcony, covered carports, storage, pool, no pets. (650)344-8418 or (650)595-0805.

CHRYSLER ‘05 ‘PT Cruiser GT, beige, $9,488. #9837T, Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 DODGE ‘03 Caravan #B277447 only 53,933 mi. auto, quad seat $8,990. (800)809-2530 DODGE ‘88 Dynasty - excellent condition, low miles, $1900. (650)400-4642. FORD ‘06 Fusion - Red color, 4 cylinder, 4 door, low miles, $9,600., (650)685-7827 FORD ‘09 Focus, SE, Blue, #9942P, $12,988. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 FORD ‘85 VICTORIA - Original owner, 43K miles, automatic, all powered. Very good condition. $4K, (650)515-5023. FORD ‘95 Mustang Convertible - V6, automatic. Make offer. (650)697-0596

TOYOTA ‘07 Camry Solara, SLE, silver, #9548P, $22,999 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 TOYOTA ‘07 Corolla CE, green, 9794T $13,588. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000

TOYOTA ‘08 Highlander, base, gray, #9679P, $21,885 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 TOYOTA ‘08 Prius, gray, #9691P, $17995. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 TOYOTA ‘08 Yaris, Base, gray, #9720P. $14,588. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 TOYOTA ‘08, Corolla CE, silver, #9763T, $12,988, Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 TOYOTA ‘09 CAmry, basic, gray, #9805P, $17,888 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

NISSAN ‘01 Quest - GLE, leather seats, sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks new, $15,500. (650)219-6008 TOYOTA ‘09 Sienna CE, blue, #9804P, $20,998 and , TOYOTA ‘09 Sienna CE, blue, #9807P, $22,998 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 TOYOTA ‘09 Tacoma basic, white, #9752P, $19,888 and TOYOTA ‘09 Tacoma basic, silver, #9809T, $21,995. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 TOYOTA ‘09 Tacoma Prerunner, white, #9512T, $22,998. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

640 Motorcycles/Scooters HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘83 Shovelhead special construction, 1340 cc’s, Awesome!, $5,950.obo. Call Rob (415)602-4535. HONDA ‘01 Reflex Scooter - Silver, $1,999., Call Jesse (650)593-6763

645 Boats EVINRUDE MOTOR, for Boat, 25 horsepower, $1,500. (415)337-6364. PROSPORT ‘97 - 17 ft. CC 80 Yamaha Pacific, loaded, like new, $9,500 or trade, (650)583-7946.

650 RVs

TOYOTA ‘09 Prius, STD, green, #9606P, $18,588 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

REXHALL ‘00 VISION - 53K mi., Ford Triton V-10 engine. 29 feet long, no pop outs. Excellent condition. $28,000 OBO, (650)670-7545

TOYOTA ‘09 RAV4 basic, black, #9806P, $19,5888. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

WHISPER KING RV WATER PUMPnew, 100 PSI 12 volt 2 GPM $70., (650)347-5104

TOYOTA ‘10 Camry Hybrid, basic, white, #9535P, $24,988. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000

670 Auto Service

TOYOTA ‘10 Corolla, basis, white, #9575P, $15,488 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

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2165 Palm Ave. San Mateo

TOYOTA ‘10 Matrix, basic, white, #9599P, $16,988 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

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TOYOTA ‘10 Prius I, white, #9810P, $27,888 and , TOYOTA ‘10 Prius I, gray, #9813P, $24,888 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000

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INFINITI ‘07 G35 #M729434 auto, nav, moon roof $22,995. (800)809-2530

TOYOTA ‘10 Yaris, basic, black, #9734T, $14,588. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

INFINITI ‘08 G35 sedan, blue, #9881P $25,888. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000

X5 ‘07 4.8L 3rd row seat, nav #Z38485 sports package, moon roof, low mi. $37,998. (800)809-2530.

670 Auto Parts

625 Classic Cars

CHEVY TAHOE 3rd row seats like new $75 obo, (650)367-8949

JAGUAR S ‘07 #N76486 Nav, black sharp, low book $20,300, now $18,998. (800)809-2530 KIA ‘09 Rondo, LX Base, White, #9695P, $11,795. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

CHEVY ‘85 EL CAMINO - $3,200. (650)345-0663 DATSUN ‘72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, automatic, custom, $5800 or trade. (650)588-9196

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CHEVY TRANSMISSION 4L60E Semi used $800. (650)921-1033 FORD ‘73 Maverick/Mercury GT Comet, Drive Train 302 V8, C4 Auto Trans. Complete, needs assembly, includes radiator and drive line, call for details, $1250., (650)726-9733.

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LEXUS ‘07 IS250 #034178 Nav, auto, moon roof, power seat $22,986. (800)809-2530

PINTO ‘73 V8 AUTOMATIC, CUSTOM. $1650. (415)412-7030.

MAZDA ‘09 Mazda3, Sport silver, #9895P, $14,988 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

630 Trucks & SUV’s

Room For Rent

HEAVY DUTY jack stand for camper or SUV $15. (650)949-2134

CHEVROLET ‘03 Silverado SS- low miles, leather, CD, AWD. SOLD!

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$49 daily + tax $280 weekly + tax

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CHRYSLER ‘05 P.T. Cruiser convertible Touring, auto, MP3, power windows, low mi. #T285608 $8,998. (800)809-2530

TOYOTA ‘07 Camry Hybrid, basci, grey, #9758P, $21,588 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

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620 Automobiles Don’t lose money on a trade-in or consignment! Sell your vehicle in the Daily Journal’s Auto Classifieds. Just $3 per day. Reach 82,500 drivers from South SF to Palo Alto Call (650)344-5200 [email protected]

BMW ‘94 325I CONVERTIBLE - 74,300 miles, 5 speed, new top, battery; excellent condition, car facts. BMW AM/FM radio, tape, 5 CD changer, leather, A/C, $5K, (650)591-2732

MAZDA ‘09 Mazda3, Sport white, #9941P, $15,988 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 NISSAN ‘06, Murano, white, #9934T, $19,588. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 NISSAN ‘08 SENTRA, 2.0, gray, #9936P, $14,588.Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 NISSAN ‘08, Altima S, grey, $17,288. #9776P. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 NISSAN ‘08, Altima, 2.5, white, #9956P, $16,998. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 NISSAN ‘08, Versa 1.8S black, $12,588. #9940P. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 NISSAN ‘09 Cube KROM #T117427 only 6200 mi. power windows & locks Low book $18,125. Now $14,998. (800)809-2530 NISSAN ‘09 Grand Touring 3.5L #M550470 only 17,143 mi. Leather, low book $30,050, now $27,998. (800)8092530 NISSAN ‘09 MAXIMA, 3.5S, gray, #9955P, $27,888. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

CHEVROLET ‘74 Stepside Pickup - Half ton, 350 engine, automatic. SOLD! FORD ‘07 RANGER- low miles, very clean, roof rack, bed-liner & tool box. 5speed Trans, 2-door pickup. SOLD! FORD SUV ‘99 XLT - 110K highway miles, Top of the line! Very good condition! $3,600., (650)631-1955 NISSAN ‘07 FRONTIER, SE, gray, #9911P, $17,588. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

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680 Autos Wanted TOYOTA ‘06 Highlander hybrid, #9751T, $29,888. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 TOYOTA ‘06 Tacoma, basic, #9800T, $7,999 Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 TOYOTA ‘07 FJ Crusier, basic, blue, #9799T, $24,988. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 TOYOTA ‘07 Tacoma, basic, white, #9609P $15,988. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000 TOYOTA ‘08 Tundra 2WD truck, white, #9774T, $26,988, AND TOYOTA ‘08 Tundra 2WD truck, blue, #9727T, $27,588. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000

CHEVROLET ‘09, Malibu, LS with ILS, white, #9892P $14,588. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000

NISSAN ‘96 Pathfinder, Excellent condition, 4 wheel drive. SOLD!

TOYOTA ‘09 Venza V6, white, $26,988, #9536P. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000

DODGE ‘08 Charger R/T #H1745256 Performance package, leather, wheels low book $21,825. Now $20,998. (800)809-2530

SCION ‘06 tC, Basic, dark gray, #9919P, $15,588. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)3655000

TOYOTA ‘10 Venza V6, white, $29,588, #9743P. Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000

Don’t lose money on a trade-in or consignment! Sell your vehicle in the Daily Journal’s Auto Classifieds. Just $3 per day. Reach 82,500 drivers from South SF to Palo Alto Call (650)344-5200 [email protected] DONATE YOUR CAR Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork, Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.

680 Autos Wanted Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets Novas, running or not Parts collection etc. So clean out that garage Give me a call Joe 650 342-2483

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Damage from an earthquake in a video frame grab near Christchurch,New Zealand. Parker said the “sharp, vicious earthquake has caused significant damage in parts of the city ... with walls collapsed that have fallen into the streets.” Chimneys and walls had fallen from older buildings, with roads blocked, traffic lights out and power, gas and water supplies disrupted, he said. “The fronts of at least five buildings in the central city have collapsed and rubble is strewn across many roads,” Christchurch resident Angela Morgan told the Associated Press. “Roads have subsided where water mains have broken and a lot of people

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TEHRAN, Iran — Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Iranian opposition leader Friday after militiamen attacked with firebombs and beat a bodyguard unconscious in a brazen message of intimidation and pinpoint pressure on dissent. The assault on Mahdi Karroubi’s five-story residence late Thursday — just hours before major state-backed rallies — displayed the growing tactics of trying to isolate and harass top opposition figures after relentless crackdowns appear to have driven protesters from the streets. The 72-year-old Karroubi, a cleric and former parliament speaker, has been the most public protest leader in recent months — and has paid the price with repeated damage to his car and tense confrontations with backers of the Islamic state. But the latest backlash, described by a pro-reform website, was by far the most aggressive.

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evacuated in panic from seaside areas for fear of a tsunami,” she said, adding that “there is quite significant damage, really, with reports that some people were trapped in damaged houses.” Christchurch fire service spokesman Mike Bowden said a number of people had been trapped in buildings by fallen chimneys and blocked entrances, but there were no reports of people pinned under rubble. Rescue teams were out checking premises. Christchurch Hospital said it had treated two men with serious injuries and a number of people with minor injuries.

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Around the world DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A UPS cargo plane with two crew on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. The state news agency WAM, quoting the General Civil Aviation Authority, reported that the “bodies of two pilots” had been found at the scene, but UPS did not confirm that. The plane went down inside an Emirati air base near a busy highway intersection about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of Dubai’s international airport. WAM said the crash occurred in an unpopulated desert area, suggesting there may not have been casualties on the ground. Smoke rose from the crash site, which was shielded from the highway by walls. Migrant laborers from a nearby camp gathered along the roadside to watch. UPS spokeswoman Kristen Petrella said the Boeing 747-400 — which has a wingspan of 212 feet (64.6 meters) and length of 232 feet (70.7 meters) — went down at about 8 p.m. in Dubai (12 p.m. EST). Flight 6 was en route to the UPS hub in Cologne, , she said. Petrella said the plane had two crew but the company has not confirmed any casualties.

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand’s South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries. Looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said. The quake, which hit 19 miles (30 kilometers) west of the southern city of Christchurch according to the state geological agency GNS Science, shook a wide area, with some residents saying buildings had collapsed and power was severed. No tsunami alert was issued. GNS Science initially reported the quake as magnitude 7.4, but later downgraded it after re-examining quake records. The U.S. Geological Survey, in America, measured the quake at 7.0. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker declared a state of emergency four hours after the quake rocked the region, warning people that continuing aftershocks could cause masonry to fall from damaged buildings. The emergency meant parts of the city would be closed off and some buildings closed as unsafe, he said. Minister of Civil Defense John Carter said a state of civil emergency was declared as the quake was “a significant disaster,” and army troops were on standby to assist.

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